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Iran’s football team could face repercussions for not singing the national anthem during a World Cup opening game against England with one lawmaker saying the government should “never allow anyone to insult our anthem”. The footballers stayed silent during the broadcast of the Iranian national anthem ahead of their 6-2 defeat to England on Monday. The act was an apparent show of support for anti-government protests in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September. This is what courage looks like The Iranian football team refuses to sing the national anthe…