Experienced defender Ehsan Hajsafi said on November 20 that Iran's players at the Qatar World Cup want to be the "voice" of the people back home, where there has been a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. Unprompted, the 32-year-old Hajsafi began a press conference on the eve of Iran's World Cup opener against England by extending his sympathies to those who had died in Iran. To read the original story by AFP, click here.
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