Always check your CC: line
If football can cause war, than surely it can also cause world peace, even if accidentally.
Last week, the Iranian Football Federation’s director of foreign relations Mohammad Ali Ardebili emailed a new years greeting to all his counterparts around the world. The only problem was that the email was also sent to Israel, a country which Iran does not formally recognize.
After being contacted by a reporter from Israeli Army Radio, Ardebili said that the email was a mistake and promptly hung up the phone. But that did not stop his Israeli counterparts from sending a response: “Happy new year to all the good people of Iran. We also added a wink.”
For once, the proper use of an emoticon
Disgraceful.
;)
This was almost as bad as when Sunil Gulati tried to schedule that friendly with Margaritaville.
It’s only a matter of time until Iran and Israel meet in the World Cup. And when they do, we will see how football can bring even an ayatollah to his knees!