Benzema and Fabinho's mega-money Saudi side show morals by refusing to play game

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The praise comes after the club - who employ the likes of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Fabinho - refused to play their AFC Champions League fixture against Sepahan in Iran on Monday.
46% : He was also personally sanctioned by the United Nations and the European Union. Hailed as a hero by the people in his native Iran, Soleimani was seen as one of the country's most powerful figures prior to his death in a targeted drone strike orchestrated by the U.S. government.
40% : The game was cancelled after the Jeddah-based outfit travelled to Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan and were greeted by a bust of Qasem Soleimani.
32% : Soleimani - who was assassinated in Baghdad in January 2020 - was a very unpopular figure in Saudi Arabia, owing to his work while serving with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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