Iranian women's soccer players practice with Australian club after being granted asylum

Two Iranian women’s shot players, who decided to enactment successful Australia alternatively of returning to their location state successful the mediate of a struggle with the U.S. and Israel, were seen grooming with a nine connected Monday.

The Brisbane Roar posted photos connected its Instagram relationship showing Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh with the nonrecreational club. It was their archetypal publically shared quality since it emerged they were among the players granted asylum successful the country.

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Iranian shot subordinate Atefeh Ramezanisadeh kicks a shot astatine a Brisbane Roar nine grooming league successful Brisbane, Australia, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Brisbane Roar via AP)

The 2 players were seen smiling without wearing a hijab arsenic they posed alongside members of the Roar.

"We stay committed to providing a supportive situation for them whilst they navigate the adjacent stages," Brisbane Roar CEO Kaz Patafta wrote successful the societal media post.

Ramezanisadeh commented, "Thank you for everything."

The nine plays successful Australia’s elite A-League women’s division. The nine denied further remark and referred each questions to Australia’s Department of Home Affairs. Brisbane offered Iranian women’s shot players a "place to train, play and belong" past week.

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Iranian shot subordinate Fatemeh Pasandideh kicks a shot astatine a Brisbane Roar nine grooming league successful Brisbane, Australia, Monday, March 16, 2026.  (Brisbane Roar via AP)

The Australian authorities offered each subordinate of the Iranian women’s shot squad asylum arsenic they were leaving to caput backmost to Iran past week. The scramble resulted successful 7 members of the squad staying successful Australia. But astatine slightest 5 near the state to instrumentality to their nine afterward.

President Donald Trump was among satellite leaders who called connected Australia to assistance the women asylum.

At slightest 1 Iranian broadcaster called the women "wartime traitors" arsenic they didn’t look to sing their nationalist anthem earlier a Women’s Asian Cup match.

An Iranian authoritative brushed disconnected suggestions that the women would beryllium unsafe if they returned home.

"Iran welcomes its children with unfastened arms and the authorities guarantees their security," Iranian archetypal Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said. "No 1 has the close to interfere successful the household affairs of the Iranian federation and play the relation of a nanny who is kinder than a mother."

Iranian shot player's Fatemeh Pasandideh, 4th from close astatine beforehand row, and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, 4th from near astatine beforehand row, airs for a photograph with the Brisbane Roar women's A-League squad astatine a grooming league successful Brisbane, Australia, Monday, March 16, 2026.  (Brisbane Roar via AP)

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The remainder of the squad flew from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur and past to Oman.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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