President of the Canadian Football Federation: No money has been paid to Iran

According to IRNA, Nick Buntis, President of the Canadian Football Federation, said after the cancellation of the friendly match against the Iranian national team on June 6: “Iran was selected as Canada’s opponent because this team had a similar style to Morocco.” The team that Canada will face in the World Cup. The issue of geopolitics (political geography) was also considered.

“Canadian football can move forward a little more comprehensively in political evaluation than its opponent,” he said. I just want to reiterate that we are a football organization, and ultimately the political aspect of the teams we play against is decided by politicians, not football managers.

The president of the Canadian Football Federation said about the contract he signed with the Iranian Football Federation for this friendly match: ‌ What we can tell you is that no money has been paid to Iran.

It is worth mentioning that yesterday (Thursday) the Football Federation of Canada announced in a statement that the friendly match with Iran has been canceled.