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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		The brave escape of the Iranian soccer players
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:38
	Publish Date:		2026-03-10 15:00:00
	Description:		They stood on a field in the Gold Coast and bravely refused to sing their national anthem and they were condemned as traitors on Iranian state TV. A week later, members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who competed in the Women’s Asian Cup have been offered asylum in Australia. Today, lawyer and sport integrity expert Catherine Ordway on how it all unfolded. Featured: Catherine Ordway, sport integrity expert and a visiting scholar at the University of NSW School of Business based in Canberra
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