The EX Football star “Ali Karimi” in homeland

He played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and on 10 June 2009, Karimi scored in a 1–0 victory over U.A.E. to keep Iran’s 2010 World Cup qualifying hopes alive. On 17 June 2009, he played in Iran’s 1–1 draw with South Korea, a result that eliminated Iran from the 2010 World Cup finals. During the match, a number of Iranian players, including Karimi, wore green wristbands, which were interpreted to be a show of support for opposition leader Hossein Mousavi, who accused the government of vote rigging the election on 12 June.

August 16, 2022 | 8:32 pm