Iran closes cinema for allowing women to watch football

PoliceIranjust closed a big screen cinema in the capitalTehranafter discovering that this location violated the ban on selling live tickets to EURO 2012 matches to women.

According to Iranian officials, women are banned from watching matches live because it is an "inappropriate" environment due to the noisy, chaotic men.

Iran bans women from watching EURO in public


Deputy police commander in charge of social affairs, Bahman Kargar, explained: "Men often get too excited when watching football, sometimes swearing or telling dirty jokes. Women should not watch football with them."

EURO 2012 matches are broadcast on national television inIran, a country full of passion for football. These matches are also broadcast in theaters and cinemas./.

According to VNA-M