United States President Donald Trump has urged the Australian government to grant asylum to the Iranian women’s team.
There have been fears that the team could face persecution if they returned to Iran after they were eliminated on Sunday after losing 2-0 to the Philippines, and were branded ‘traitors’ by Iranian media after they failed to sing the national anthem before their first match at the Asian Cup in Gold Coast amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
One of the Iranian players was also seen performing the international SOS distress signal from inside the team bus after their defeat.
