Women's football under pressure of gender segregation; Court case for tournament organizers Female players appear on the field with mandatory coverage, but this coverage did not prevent the removal of male spectators The ban on the presence of men in women's soccer matches in Iran, after the ban on live media coverage of the first women's soccer match between Astagalal and Persepolis, has now been accompanied by filing a lawsuit against the organizers of the games. Read more... Amirosin Mirasmail.