Parviz Boroumand: The football goalkeeper and his wife at a party

Parviz Boroumand, a retired goalkeeper, and Voria Ghafouri were the two players who got arrested for participating in the biggest protests against Iran's ruling clerics since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The announcement had come hours before the start of Iran’s third group game against the USA at Al Thumama Stadium. As reported by the state-linked media, Parviz Boroumand, a retired goalkeeper, was jailed on charges of damaging property and also for participating in the protests in Tehran while Voria Ghafouri was arrested last week for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government."