International Ramin Rezaeian has been summoned by his federation’s ethics committee for hugging a female supporter before a match in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
In Iran, Ramin Rezaeian exposed himself to punishment by hugging a supporter before a championship game, between his team Esteghlal and Chadormalu. The 34-year-old defender was summoned by the ethics committee of the Iranian Football Federation, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday, December 27.
ud83cudfa5 Ramin Rezaeian was recorded hugging a female Esteghlal supporter after today’s match.
Soon he will be fined heavily or temporarily suspended from playing the Islamic regime’s morality committee. pic.twitter.com/lQBghzzqnB
— Throwback Iranian Football (@Tarikh_football) December 26, 2024
Islamic law enforced in the country since the 1979 revolution forbids a man from having physical contact with a woman outside the family circle. Furthermore, women have not been allowed to enter a stadium for decades in Iran.
If Ramin Rezaeian’s punishment is still unknown, a similar episode that happened a few months ago allows us to get an idea. Last April, Hossein Hosseini, also an Esteghlal player, was suspended for one match after hugging a supporter. The media then revealed that the Federation had fined him 300 million tomans (4,400 euros) for “misbehavior with security agents during the match”.