UPDATED Iran: Football's Going Green (with the help of Press TV)

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UPDATE 25 October: Oh, my, folks at Press TV have learned their pro-Government lesson. This morning's story that Iran's football team has set another friendly match, this one with Macedonia, has a more suitable photograph (at left). All left wrists, and thus wristbands, are out of sight.

How appropriate, as I'm following the world's biggest third-division team (Leeds United) this afternoon, that a sharp-eyed reader brings us a football story with an important political twist.

Press TV recently announced, "Iran Sets Soccer Friendly with Iceland", providing a team photograph for illustration. Wonder if the editors noticed that at the right of the picture, the No. 6, No. 8, and No. 13 are all wearing Green wristbands? (Of course, there could be more unseen Green on hidden left wrists.)



The friendly is scheduled for 10 November, six days after the next major post-election demonstrations.