Rarely has a first touch carried so much consequence. As the Philippines’ second goal sailed untouched into the back of the net, sealing their victory, the clock started ticking for their opponents: the Iranian women’s team were now out of the Asian Cup tournament. They were going home. To a land ravaged by war, to the hands of a regime that had branded them “wartime traitors” for failing to sing their national anthem in their opening match of the tournament. But already, machinations were under way. For days, some members of the Iranian team had been trying to find a
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