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Australia urged to protect Iranian football team after Asian Cup elimination

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Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

"Some may have concerns, others may not - but what we know is most of them have families back home, some of them have children back home, and even if offered the right to remain in Australia, if they feel unsafe, many of them may not accept that opportunity," he says.

— Source: BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8e978xl8o)

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