According to the ‘Mizan’ news agency, the footballer is to suffer the same fate as wrestler Majid Reza Rahnavard, who was publicly executed for participating in the protests and leading the marches in memory of Mahsa Amini.pic.twitter.com/p7xz9EBRDn — Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) December 12, 2022FIFPRO slams punishmentAfter learning of the cruel punishment that awaits Azdani, FIFPRO, which represents professional soccer players, spoke out on social networks and asked that the punishment be revoked immediately.“FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country.FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country.pic.twitter.com/vPuylCS2phAli Daei, one of the most famous stars in the history of the Iran national soccer team, has also been punished, with the government closing a jewellery store and a restaurant he owned for supporting the protests."