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

Two former members of Iran’s national football team arrested in connection with nationwide anti-government demonstrations have been released on bail, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported. The November 29 report came hours before Iran was set to play the United States at the World Cup in Qatar that the clerical regime is heavily promoting as it grapples with unabated protests demanding more freedom and women’s rights.