women’s soccer

Iran women’s soccer captain withdraws asylum bid in Australia

Zahra Ghanbari, captain of Iran's women's national soccer team and the country's all-time leading female goal scorer, has withdrawn her asylum application in Australia and is preparing to return to Iran, state media reported on Sunday. Her decision makes her…

Iran’s women’s soccer team deflects questions on Khamenei killing at Asian Cup

Iran's women's national soccer team arrived at a pre-match press conference on Sunday at Gold Coast Stadium with the weight of a geopolitical crisis at their backs — and a determined focus on football.