Inside the secret meeting that saved five Iranian football stars as players chant Aussie 'Oi, Oi, Oi'

Five members of the Iranian women's soccer team have been granted asylum in Australia following a late night operation by Australian Federal Police to smuggle them out of their hotel.


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