Ali Daei: I rejected FIFA’s invitation to attend the World Cup to be in my homeland these days
Ali Daei, the football star, has announced that he rejected the official invitation to attend the World Cup in Qatar in solidarity with the families of those killed in the nationwide protests following Mahsa Amini’s death.
Mr. Daei wrote in an Instagram post that in these days when most of us are not feeling well, I declined the official invitation from FIFA and the Qatar Football Federation to attend the World Cup with my wife and daughters in order to be with you in my homeland and to express my sympathy with all the families who have lost their loved ones during these days, hoping for brighter days for Iran and Iranians.