Masoud

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@norabird You look wonderful

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@kaylajohnsonatl I’m sooo happy for you xx

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@norabird @citehchris Not for me lol I’m not attractive enough 🤣 But tbf I get super happy when my friends pull ?

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@norabird @citehchris Something I’ll never experience lol

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@kaylajohnsonatl @emilykmay What’s it like being married ? Just curious :)

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@kaylajohnsonatl You’ve made it and found your person 👌🥰- you deserve it all , hope the wedding was as good as you’d hoped !

[Kayla Johnson-White @kaylajohnsonatl]

I wish I could bottle up the pain of loneliness, the longing for unmet desires, the uncertainty of the future when you’re providing for yourself, and give it to those who are married and have forgotten. Please don’t judge us for being desperate unless you’ve been in these shoes.

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@kaylajohnsonatl Just saw this tweet - I’m so glad you aren’t feeling that way now !

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@gempopmoo @mamashami2 @SkittenMark It’s too late - as long as Derby go up next season ! Happy for you and mark too :)

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@gempopmoo @mamashami2 @SkittenMark Oh haha didn’t know ! As someone who will never date or get in a relationship I’m so happy for you 🥰. Still congrats 😂😂

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@gempopmoo @mamashami2 @SkittenMark So not fair , I’m gutted , as a proud Iranian ! Congratulations on your new relationship though gem !

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@gempopmoo @mamashami2 @SkittenMark As an Iranian Derby fan I’m gutted 🥹

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@websterkaroon @FJvan19 I definitely want to see the clips

[Persian Soccer @PersianFutbol]

The failure to reach the World Cup knockout stage, and the broader decline of Iranian football, falls on the FFIRI, former IRGC commander Mehdi Taj, and Amir Ghalenoei.

1. The FFIRI

The pattern never changes.

We miss the World Cup knockout stage. We miss the Olympics. We fail to win the Asian Cup or even reach the final.

Before 1979, Iran qualified for a World Cup when only 16 teams competed, won three Asian Cups, and qualified for three Olympic football tournaments.

Since the Islamic Revolution: zero World Cup knockout appearances, zero Olympic qualifications, and zero Asian Cup titles.

This is not bad luck. It is a system that has produced the same failures for 47 years.

The FFIRI has overseen the decay of our football infrastructure while neglecting youth development, grassroots football, and long-term planning.

2. Mehdi Taj

Mehdi Taj has been a disease in Iranian football.

Using his political connections and IRGC ties, he has turned Iranian football into his personal power base and refuses to let go.

Backed by powerful figures within the establishment, Taj answers to no one, faces no accountability, and is never challenged. Failure is rewarded, loyalists are promoted, and competent people are pushed aside.

He has been one of the principal architects of Iranian football’s decline.

3. Amir Ghalenoei

Ghalenoei wasted a golden opportunity.

He selected one of the oldest squads in World Cup history, left some of Iran’s best players at home, refused to trust young talent, and then failed to beat New Zealand, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament. He threw away what should have been three guaranteed points in arguably the weakest group.

Player heroics cannot hide poor coaching, poor squad selection, or poor tactics.

Even if Ghalenoei leaves tomorrow, which he probably will not, the damage has already been done. He denied an entire generation valuable international experience and set Iranian football back years.

4. FIFA, the United States, and the Islamic Republic

FIFA awarded the tournament to the United States, where the Trump administration’s travel restrictions created unnecessary obstacles for Iranian players and staff who had nothing to do with politics, adding to the oppression they already face at home.

These players deserved better. They should never have been punished for the actions of their government.

The Islamic Republic also bears responsibility. Decades of isolation, regional aggression, and failed diplomacy have repeatedly created obstacles for Iranian athletes representing their country.

5. The culture of excuses

One of our biggest problems goes beyond football. We constantly turn ourselves into victims whenever we fail. That mentality is rooted in deep-seated religious traditions that glorify suffering and martyrdom.

This tournament had genuine injustices, but they do not explain our repeated failures.

Every tournament ends the same way. Players in tears. Excuses. Stories about what went against us.

Yes, FIFA failed us. Yes, the Trump administration’s policies created unnecessary obstacles. Yes, the Islamic Republic has oppressed Iranian football for decades.

But at some point, we have to stop defining ourselves by our suffering. We should use those hardships as fuel. We need to become stronger, mentally tougher, and more confident, not perpetual victims.

It is not bad luck when it happens over and over again. The system is working exactly as it was designed to.

Do not let one good result or one memorable moment distract you. Forty-seven years of failure cannot be explained away by isolated successes.

I expect more of the same at the upcoming Asian Cup.

It is a shame, because our hardworking players and our incredible fans deserve far better.

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@CostelloWilliam congratulations on your engagement! Delighted for you

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@Eri1806 Definitely Switzerland right ?

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@spencermorgan93 Eygpt will beat us tbf

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@Shalii34 We are shit when we try to attack

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@robert84915 We won’t go through with a draw , only the Spain result will land