- Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were detained in Australia on suspicion of match-fixing related to a match for Women’s Asian Cup against Tony Burke.
- Iranian footballers were taken into custody by a group of semi-professional players, who are suspected of match-fixing after the Women’s Asian Cup match in Australia.
- Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X that the Iranian side is pursuing the release of the detainees.
Two Iranian footballers were detained, with the suspicion that they were involved in match-fixing, as the two women were named by a player with the Australian club, Brisbane Roar. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were detained on suspicion of match-fixing in connection with the Women’s Asian Cup match.
According to the material, the Iranian footballers were detained by a group of semi-professional players for match-fixing related to the Women’s Asian Cup match in Australia. The players were detained after the match, after which Pasandideh and Ramezanisadeh were taken to Australia.
The material also notes that Ramezanisadeh, who is said to have testified, is accused of involvement in match-fixing, and that comment attributed to Pasandideh is that she is not aware of the details.
According to the report, the match-fixing case was revealed after a player from Brisbane Roar was shown evidence of match-fixing after the match. The club said that it was not aware of the details, and that Queensland is responsible for the matter.
The statement of the Australian police says that the investigation into Iran has been ongoing. It also notes that AFP said, citing Pasandideh and Ramezanisadeh, that the case involves a match-fixing scheme with players from Brisbane Roar.
Iranian parliamentarian Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf later wrote on X that the Iranian side is pursuing the release of the detainees, and that he has received information that they will be released soon. He also wrote that the detainees were not involved in match-fixing.