:The Camp Nou receives authorization to increase its capacity to 62,000 spectators<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAccording to the authorities, five players had initially requested protection, to which a further footballer and a member of the coaching staff were subsequently added, who accepted the offer of humanitarian visas offered by the Australian government.\n\nBurke explained that both were separated from the rest of the delegation with the assistance of the Australian Federal Police and taken to a safe place before reuniting with the other five players who had already requested protection.\n\n“The seven people who accepted the offer now have humanitarian visas and will soon begin the process of obtaining permanent residency,” the minister said during a press conference.\n\nMeanwhile, the rest of the team left Australia and traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, although the final destination of the delegation after that stop has not been reported.\n\n\nIndividual decision and without pressure<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Australian government explained that each member of the delegation was interviewed individually by officials from the Department of Home Affairs, with interpreters and without the presence of coaches or team representatives, in order for them to make a decision free of pressure.\n\n“The goal was for each person to have the opportunity to decide for themselves with dignity,” Burke noted, who added that no other player or group member chose to seek protection.\n\nThe minister also clarified a situation reported in the media about a player who apparently initially refused to board the flight that left Sydney. According to his explanation, the soccer player delayed her decision while having conversations with family members abroad before finally getting on the plane.\n\n\nContext and Controversy<\/h3>\n\n\nThe situation of Iranian female soccer players generated international attention during the tournament after several players did not sing the national anthem in one of the championship matches, which drew criticism from some state media in Iran.\n\nFurthermore, the Australian minister indicated that authorities reviewed information about possible links of some delegation members with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Following those evaluations, certain individuals were not invited to remain in the country.\n\nThe Iranian players had traveled to Australia to compete in the continental tournament, and their decision to seek asylum has opened a new chapter amid the political and social tensions surrounding women’s sports in Iran.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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