Like many leaders in Tehran, President of the Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Taj is a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Like many leaders in Tehran, President of the Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Taj is a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Top Iranian football officials have left Canada before the start of the FIFA Congress because of the behaviour of officials during immigration checks at Toronto's international airport, Iranian media reported Wednesday.

The global football body's gathering of member nation representatives will be held this week in Vancouver, the British Columbia city which is also hosting seven matches in the World Cup that Canada will co-host with the United States and Mexico this summer.

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