The Minister of Sports said the old fox wanted players to defect
Hamid Sajjadi, the Minister of Sports and Youth of the Islamic Republic, stated that the British government had plans for some players of the football team to seek asylum during the World Cup matches.
He, who referred to phrases like the Great Satan, the old fox, and the Zionist regime as enemies of the football team, also mentioned that according to pre-designed ceramic plans, it was intended for the players to leave the field during the match.