Iran players facing 74 lashes

[Adi]

Iran players facing 74 lashes

Two players at Iranian club Persepolis have been suspended for 'immoral acts' after their celebration of a goal during the 3-2 win over Damash Gilan last Saturday.

Sheys Rezaei and Mohammad Nosrati were fined almost £25,000 each for grabbing their teammates' backsides during the celebration and have been banned indefinitely from all football activities by the Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI), with the possibility of 74 lashes awaiting them.

"[It is] a violation of public chastity based on current Iranian social values", Judge Valiollah Hosseni told the Fars News Agency. "It is even worse to do these actions before the eyes of thousands of spectators and TV cameras. The punishment of this crime is up to two months of prison and 74 lashes."

Ultra-conservative Iran has made steps to eradicate bad language and any acts of inappropriate behaviour by both players and spectators and the FFIRI could use the pair as an example, with the lashes to be carried out on the field where the incident occurred.

WTF man?

What kind of backside grabbing?  

[youthedog4]

Asses grabbin' everywhere.

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[Royal Freakiness]

wtf was up with that grabbing!? 
that's more like raping...

[Palgi]

That horny dude couldn't save it for shower...

[Adi]

 

74 lashes though?  Still a little harsh.  The replay is enough embarassment on its own.

[Palgi]

74 lashes though?  Still a little harsh.

Are you serious, that's nothing compared what people usually get there... This count's more as a prize

[Adi]

Either way, it's so damn old school to do that.  That type of punishment is from the 1800s.  They need to get with the new times.

[Palgi]

Either way, it's so damn old school to do that.  That type of punishment is from the 1800s.  They need to get with the new times.

They are following their old rules so blindly, it just makes me sad.