Mohammad Fanjali, the former captain of Persepolis, answered a question about the state of Iranian football on the sidelines of Hamid Alidosti's memorial ceremony: "Now is not the time for these questions, people are caught in the bread of the night, the 200 billion footballer is not under anyone's nose." According to him, "today's footballers have become evil instead of being role models, the stadium is empty for the Persepolis game."

Mohammad Fanjali, the former captain of Persepolis, answered a question about the state of Iranian football on the sidelines of Hamid Alidosti's memorial ceremony: "Now is not the time for these questions, people are caught in the bread of the night, the 200 billion footballer is not under anyone's nose." According to him, "today's footballers have become evil instead of being role models, the stadium is empty for the Persepolis game."