Seattle’s World Cup “Pride Match” will feature Iran and Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal, on June 26. The Group G clash, taking place on a Friday at Lumen Field, coincides with the ...
Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and... Officials in Egypt and Iran are protesting the ...
This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. It’s a busy weekend in the area as Seattle summer activities are taking off, and we are already heading into the final days of June, so let’s ...
Officials in Egypt and Iran are protesting the scheduling of a FIFA World Cup match between the two teams next June in Seattle, where local organizers had planned Pride festivities around the match.