Canada Soccer is paying Iran’s soccer federation $400,000 to play a controversial exhibition game next month in Vancouver, according to the head of Iran’s national team.
The team’s director, Hamed Estili, told Iranian state-affiliated media outlet Tasnim that for the first time in 22 years, Iran’s soccer federation will make a profit off a friendly match.
Canada Soccer did not answer CBC’s questions about the quoted sum or where the money is coming from. The organization said it’s normal practice to pay teams for matches like this.
“As is the standard in international soccer, match appearance fees are generally provided to the visiting team to
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