
Iranian women allowed to attend domestic football match for first time in over 40 years
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Hundreds of Iranian women attended a professional domestic football match in Tehran for the first time in over 40 years, following a ban on women attending sports stadiums.
Five hundred women were granted access into Tehran's Azadi stadium to watch a league match between Tehran-based Esteghlal FC and visiting team Sanat Mes Kerman FC, from the city of Kerman, the country's semi-official state news agency Fars said on Thursday.
Women were separated from men in the stadium and entered through a special entrance via a car park, according to the Iranian Football Federation website.
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