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Australia Gives Asylum to Five Iranian Footballers

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Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian female football players who sought asylum, citing fears for their safety after the team declined to sing the national anthem during a match last week. Craig Foster, human rights advocate and former captain of Australia's Socceroos, says FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation should have acted sooner to protect the athletes. Foster spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts on 'Bloomberg: The Asia Trade'.