MR reader Merav, sending us this Reuters story from YNet , comments: "I can't believe they did it. If this doesn't start a revolution, I don't know what will":

No national soccer is enough to make us almost feel bad for the average Iranian. Unfortunately, polls show that the average Iranian supports Ahmadinejad, so they can spend the next few years watching reruns of Saturday morning cartoons for all we care. Except their cartoons are also viciously anti-Semitic, so that might not help:

Sure it's not soccer - but it's still Jew-demonizing fun for the whole Iranian family! And that's at least something for the Ahmadinejad supporters to hold on to in these dark, soccer-less times.

Previously: Rome the Night Italy Won the World Cup - Oh Yeah, We Were There, Palestinian Soccer Players to be Punished for Playing With Israelis, EU Population Races to Be More Anti-Semitic than Leaders - Soccer Edition