IRI football federation condemns players over Israel match

IRI soccer federation condemned two Iranians who play for a Greek team on Friday for participating in a match against an Israeli team.

The federation condemned the participation of Masoud Shojaei and Ehsan Hajsafi in a match for Greece’s Panionios against Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv a day earlier in Greece, it said in a statement carried by Fars news agency.

The federation said it is reviewing the case and will make a final decision after speaking with both players who in the past have also played for the national soccer team.

Fars reported that the two may now be banned from playing on that team again.