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09th Jun 2016

Iran international goalkeeper banned for six months for wearing Spongebob Squarepants trousers

Conan Doherty

A morality committee? Imagine they had one of those in the Premier League.

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They wouldn’t tolerate this sort of behaviour in Iran anyway. Well, not yellow trousers at least.

Three-times capped goalkeeper Sosha Makani has been suspended for six months for wearing what has been described as Spongebob Squarepants trousers.

The 29-year-old who plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League has been charged with “innapropriate conduct” according to the ISNA news agency.

Before a game, Makani was pictured donning the adventurous leg-wear and was cited for it by the football federation’s morality committee.

The country has strict clothing laws and, although the player has a right to appeal, they are clamping down hard on his outlandish style.

“SpongeBob [trousers] cause six-month suspension for Sosha,” read Astrian news outlet.

Where’s the line?

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