The “Football 360” website, managed by Adel Ferdowsipour, went offline on Monday evening, 29 Tir, just moments before this program began.

During the days of the 2026 World Cup, the Football 360 website and the online program hosted by Ferdowsipour had made explicit criticisms of the performance of the Islamic Republic’s national football team.

Amir Ghalenooi, the head coach of this team, also, in response to the criticisms, had asked government institutions to deal with critics whom he described as “unpatriotic” and “selling their country.”

In response to this disruption, Ferdowsipour, in a live program broadcast on the Instagram platform, said he hoped the issue that had been created was technical and not related to anything else.

He added: “I had heard that Mr. Ghalenooi said, don’t let them speak, don’t let them criticize, and stop them. I thought it was only something that had been said, and I hope that this really has nothing to do with that and that the problem is purely technical.”