Iranian club Sepahan penalized over canceled ACL match after Saudi team's walkout

Iranian media reports say Iranian soccer team Sepahan has been penalized with a 3-0 loss and a fine over a canceled Asian Champions League match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad.
Iranian media reports say Iranian soccer team Sepahan has been penalized with a 3-0 loss and a fine over a canceled Asian Champions League match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad. The match was called off last month when the Saudi team walked out at the last minute, apparently over the presence of a statue of a slain Iranian general on the sidelines. Iran’s foreign ministry had earlier said that an agreement had been reached to replay the match. But Iranian media reported that the Asian Football Confederation ruled that Al Ittihad should be awarded a 3-0 win and that Sepahan should pay a fine of $200,000.

2023–24 AFC Champions League - Wikipedia

Pompeo's Staff Say He Was Cleared in Watchdog's Saudi Arms Probe - Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia Team News - Soccer

AFC penalizes Iran's Sepahan with fines of $200,000 and announces 3-0 victory for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad - Saudi Gazette

Israel successfully tests naval air defense system - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Al Ittihad could be punished for AFC Champions League walkout as fresh footage emerges

Iranian Football Club Penalized over Canceled Match against Saudi Team

Athletes Of The Week (Jan. 24-30): Danville's Colleen Flinn And White Mountains' Brody LaBounty, Local Sports

Iraq - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent

Iranian Sepahan v Saudi Al-Ittihad match cancelled over Soleimani bust