Iran's football federation chief walks out of FIFA event in solidarity with Palestinians The president of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), Mehdi Taj, walked out of the annual congress meeting of FIFA in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday in protest of Israel's presence and its ongoing war on Gaza. Taj and his associates left the meeting during the statement of the Israeli representative, calling for the suspension of Israel and its representatives from all football activities. Taj stated that several other representatives, including from Iraq and Lebanon, also...