500 tickets set aside for female attendees, who sit in specially designated area to see Iran's second most popular team play

Agreement with Jordanian, European authorities to shorten flights comes after deal to allow Israelis to attend tournament in Gulf nation

Despite lack of ties between Doha and Jerusalem, Israel says soccer fans holding match tickets will be granted entry; announcement makes no mention of security concerns

Calls for Tehran to be expelled from international competition come after 2,000 female ticket holders were barred from qualifier match against Lebanon

FIFA president says soccer should be 'a vector for unity and peace amongst people'; Russian Football Union calls decision 'discriminatory'

Move paves way for FIFA to exclude the Russian national soccer team from World Cup qualifiers; IOC also urges ban be applied to Belarusian officials and athletes

Former soccer coach for Chelsea and Israel's national team facing FIFA investigation, wave of allegations following bombshell TV report

Soccer's governing body says it takes any allegations of misconduct and abuse in football 'very seriously;' claims against former Israel, Chelsea coach made in TV investigation

Social media users share images of Israeli flag blacked out on Nawaf Al-Temyat's shirt ; 3 Algerian players refuse to play due to involvement of Israeli manager

3 players refuse to play in Qatar game between FIFA Arab Legends and FIFA World Legends due to presence of Israeli player-coach