Unlike Western players, the Iranian players wear leggings and a specialy-designed head covering.-Online/File Photo
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Until now, the Iranians have attracted plenty of scrutiny and curiosity mostly because of their outfits. Unlike Western players, they wear leggings and a specialy-designed head covering.
The outfit is a compromise with football governing body FIFA, which has banned traditional hijab headscarves which protect the modesty of Islamic girls and women in 2007 for safety reasons and to prevent political or religious statements on the field. - AP
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