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Iranian football returns in the shadow of war and with row over last league title
Prolonged league suspension due to war and falling behind Saudi spending power are weakening the sport in Iran Three months ago, Iran was one of the biggest stories in football as Team Melli arrived at the World Cup to try to play in the US, a country that had been bombing and firing missiles at Tehran and other target
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Prolonged league suspension due to war and falling behind Saudi spending power are weakening the sport in Iran Three months ago, Iran was one of the biggest stories in football as Team Melli arrived at the World Cup to try to play in the US, a country that had been bombing and firing missiles at Tehran and other target
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