Iranian football authorities have issued warnings to players of the National team currently playing in the Asia Cup in Australia over taking selfies with female supporters.
According to a report on NDTV Sports the Iranian Football Federation's disciplinary committee immediately issued a warning to the players to steer clear from the women - many dressed in casual western attires.
"Players are not allowed to pose for selfies with female fans," an official -- Ali Akbar Mohamedzade -- was quoted as saying. "They [the women] may later use these photos for political ransom against our country or sue the players for harassment. If the players refuse to act according to our clear instructions then we will be left with no option but to deal with them."
"In some of the selfies that our players have taken with the fans we can see they appear next to people whose appearance we regard as being against our moral principles," he said.
"I have therefore had to contact the national coach and questioned him about this issue and he has explicitly denied having agreed to posting of such selfies on social networks."