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PINK CARD Episode 3: The White Scarves

30 for 30 Podcasts

ESPN

Sports

4.59.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

One game sets off a movement. In 1997 Iran surprisingly makes the World Cup in the last three minutes of play against Australia. When Iran's national team gets helicoptered into Azadi Stadium to celebrate, women are asked to stay home. They don't listen, and thousands rush the stadium. This is the origin story of the White Scarves, a group that uses international soccer matches to defy the regime and take back their country. As the White Scarves gain international fame, they face grave danger at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know, Taiwan is a big city. You never see this city quiet. There was no one on the street.

0:15.2

Everyone is inside watching the game. It's 1997, 18 years since the revolution.

0:25.0

The country is still ruling from a war with Iraq, but today everyone is watching soccer.

0:32.6

The match was at 1.30 pm and in a school, it couldn't watch the football.

0:39.3

This is Sara. She's 15 years old at the time, a sophomore in high school.

0:43.8

I went to the manager of a school and I begged her, please let us go home and watch this match.

0:51.5

She was like, on one condition. I was like, what? She said, you have to bring all the students to the prayer room.

1:01.4

Those girls have to do a noon prayer. Then she will let us go.

1:08.0

I was like, this is the condition. We went to the prayer room. This prayer didn't escape the school.

1:20.8

It was a very sensitive game. I was a university student and also classes were cancelled.

1:27.3

Mastering is also in class at a university that day, 20 miles away.

1:31.8

We have this very strict professor. He can't even hear such a thing. He's like this bullshit.

1:39.5

You want to cancel my class to go to stadium.

1:42.9

Mastering is 19 at the time.

1:45.0

I was at his class having my radio, my small radio. I said, everyone, don't worry. I will let you know when we make gold.

1:55.3

Was it in your bra? Where did you put it?

1:58.0

I hold it in my hand under my magnaet, under my scarf.

2:02.2

So you couldn't see that.

2:03.8

I love that the scarf hit the radio. Yes.

2:09.4

What the freak?

2:11.8

This scarf is very good for me. It was kind of adventure.

2:16.9

The city of Melbourne glitters in the early evening as the NCD prepares to host Australia's most important football match in four years.

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