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German Soccer Head Against Ahmadinejad Cup Ban
June 04, 2006
President Ahmadinejad trains with Iran's soccer team in March (Fars)
Theo Zwanziger told German radio that such a move would make the Iranian president a "martyr."
He added that if Ahmadinejad does enter Germany, he would be told "in all clarity" that his remarks about whether the Holocaust happened is "absolutely unacceptable" and "criminal."
On June 1, a group of European lawmakers urged FIFA, the world soccer governing body, to prevent Ahmadinejad from traveling to Germany to watch his country's team play.
(Reuters)