The change of venue for security reasons for Cristiano Ronaldo’s match is causing an uproar in India

The party of Cristiano Ronaldo and the Al-Nasr in Champions League of AFC against Tehran Esteghlalon Tuesday, will be closely followed by India as in Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reported in a statement made public last Tuesday that the Esteghlal have to move their home game against Al-Nassra is the Emirati city of dubai due to the insecurity situation in Iran.

The decision was received with surprise Indiasince October 7 the AFC decided that the Mohun Bagan Super Giants of Calcutta is “deemed removed” from the second division of Champions League of AFC for denying travel to Iran to play their match on October 2 against Tractor SC in the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Not only did the party move from Al-Nasr. Home game against Tractor Ravshan of Tajikistan, scheduled for Wednesday, was changed to a fight. The Iranian national team also had to move dubai their World Cup qualifier on October 15 against Qatar.

“…(Mohun Bagan) takes note that the AFC has recognized the volatility of the situation at Iran and, as a result, rescheduled or changed the venues of some parties,” said a spokesperson for the Mohun Bagan to the Associated Press, adding that the confederation is considering the same geopolitical instability as the club.

“Don’t apply the same standard to Mohun Bagan means unequal treatment of AFC”. According to the spokesperson, the Mohun Bagan have asked the AFC to change the date or location of the game before deciding not to travel. “We continue to communicate our concerns about the volatile and unsafe conditions in and around Iran, especially regarding the safety of players and staff,” the official added.

The Indian Super League club said it has appealed the decision to the relevant committee of the AFC and he hopes to be accepted into the tournament again. The AFC did not respond to an invitation for comment.