A former key aide to the Russian oligarch would face an investigation into her time overseeing the Premier League club should she return to soccer.

Five of the seven members of the Iranian women’s national team who originally sought asylum in Australia after a tournament have changed their minds.

The restrictions on half the continent have been called racist and unfair. “We don’t come to the United States because we’re running away,” one N.B.A. fan said.

Seven members of the national women’s team had sought refuge in the country after they were labeled “traitors” at home. Four of them have since changed their minds.

After seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation were granted asylum by Australia, one changed her mind and decided to return home. The team had protested Iran’s government during an international competition.

Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.

Soccer’s global governing body is grappling with a World Cup first: a tournament host going to war with a participating nation.