Nike refused to supply boots to the Iranian national team, the coach turned to FIFA.
After Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran Nuclear deal, he has all guns blazing against supplying anything to Iran. backed by the Israeli Benjamin Netanyahou, Trump has started forcing the Amrican firms to step dealing with Iran due to what he claims to be Nuclear threat and support for terrorism. The boycott has not even spared football boots produced by American company Nike , just in case those boots are utilized in the production of heavy water or Nuclear fuel.
Team Melli Head coach , Portuguese Carlos Queiroz asked the International Football Federation (FIFA) to intervene after the refusal of the sportswear manufacturer Nike to provide soccer boots to the Iranian team.
According to the coach, the replacement of the usual boots on the eve of the World Cup can be bad for the game of the team, Radio Free Europe reports .
“Players get used to their sports equipment, and it’s wrong to change it one week before such important matches,” said Queiroz after training in the Moscow region.
“We urge FIFA to help us in this matter,” he added.
The first match of the Iran in FIFA World Cup starting next week in Russia will be held on June 15 against the team of Morocco in St. Petersburg.
60% of the 32 teams participating in the championship use Nike boots.
The company explained its decision made in May by a statement by US President Donald Trump about withdrawing from a nuclear deal with Iran and restoring sanctions against Tehran.
Sanctions should come into force in a few months, but several European companies have already begun to wind down their business operations in Iran.