How’s this for a harsh punishment–two Iranian soccer players were fined $40,000 and are face up to two months in jail along with 74 lashes for what is being considered an inappropriate celebration during a game last weekend.
Courtesy of Brooks Peck of Yahoo! Sports, the video above shows Mohammed Nosrati and Sheis Rezaei of Persepolis in the Iranian league club celebrating a goal from last weekend’s game against Damash Gilan with a butt grab. As Peck points out, the celebration was seen as “immoral” and now–the two players will have to deal with the harsh consequences.
Here’s more of a description about the situation courtesy of The Washington Post via Yahoo! Sports:
A judiciary official told Fars that Nosrati and Rezaei could also face public lashings, to be carried out on the soccer pitch where the behavior occurred.
According to the norms of ultra-conservative Iran, the players’ “action can be considered a violation of public chastity,” Judge Valiollah Hosseini told the news agency. “The punishment of this crime is prison up to two months and 74 lashes.”
“It is even worse to do these actions before the eyes of thousands of spectators and TV cameras,” Hosseini added.
Next time guys, a simple high five may be the best option to celebrate a goal to avoid any consequences like this. Thanks to Yahoo! Sports for the video above.
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