Mohamed El-Sayed - Al-Jazeera Net

The Iranian Mohammad Mirza did not know that his passion for the late Tunisian photographer, Bashir El-Menoubi, the owner of the most famous Mexican hat in the most prominent international sporting events, would be a reason for his attachment to the hobby of collecting badges that changed his lifestyle and made him one of the most famous fans in stadiums and gyms.

Mirza - who entered the age of sixties - began collecting sports badges since the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar when he received dozens of them from the missions of participating countries, and he led his love for this hobby and his passion for it to continue in it and gave him a distinct and different promotional body, before it exceeded the total number of these Badges A badge.

The Iranian fan was not absent from any sporting events held in Doha during the past thirteen years and attended many important demonstrations in Iran, most notably the second leg of the AFC Champions League 2018 match between Iranian Persepolis and Japan's Kashima Antlers.

More than a thousand sports insignia Mirza Iranian attaches to his clothes (Al-Jazeera)

Different appearance
Mirza, with his own suit, his Mexican hat, his cane, and his bag, attracted attention in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019, which ends today, Saturday, in the final match of the competition between Liverpool and Brazilian Flamingo teams, and fans rushed to take pictures with him.

Mirza tells Al-Jazeera Net that he was a fan of the appearance of Tunisian photographer Al-Bashir El-Menoubi, who died in 2005, as he wore a Mexican hat with the medals and badges he had installed on his long career in various sports fields.

He adds that he decided a year after the death of Al-Manoubi to wear a Mexican hat in his masters of Doha 2006 to revive the late photographer, which attracted the attention of him to start after that, he also started collecting hundreds of badges, buttons and badges from various sports missions.

And he confirms that a large number of his friends encouraged him to continue his work so that the matter could then evolve into his current cheerleading body, which includes beside the hat both the stick and the bag and the "jacket" suit.

Mirza quoted his encouragement from the late Tunisian photographer Bashir El-Menoubi (Al-Jazeera)

Mirza bears the burden of more than ten kilograms due to dozens of commemorative buttons, slogans affixed to the hat, bag, stick, and "jacket" suit, which he collected from all clubs and teams visiting Doha.

The Iranian fan of the Club World Cup appeared in the matches of the Arab teams and encouraged the Qatari Al Sadd in their matches against Hengin of New Caledonia and Monterrey of Mexico, and the Saudi Hilal in their match against Esperance.

Mirza - who had previously supported the Saudi national team who lost to his Bahraini counterpart (0-1) a few days ago in the "Khaleeji 24" final in Doha - expected Al Hilal to win the Esperance in the Club World Cup with a clean goal, which really happened, but he failed to expect it. The outcome of the match Al-Sadd and Monterrey, Mexico.

Rush to the pictures
Misra stands after the World Cup matches for long periods that exceed hours due to crowds of different nationalities around him to take pictures with him.

Mirza, who loves sports in general and football in particular for 13 years, is keen to attend all sporting events that take place in Doha, especially in which Iranian teams and teams participate, as well as his support for Qatar teams and teams in all benefits.

A large crowd flocked to take memorial photos with Mirza (Al-Jazeera)

And the scene of the Iranian fan became familiar to the Qatari fans and to the players and teams with his special greeting to them, before going down to the matches or while receiving them after winning.

Mirza (father of four children and resident in Doha since 1972) works in a car showroom, but he loves to follow various sporting events in Doha, and he receives some souvenirs, especially buttons and logos that he installs on the hat that was filled quickly before he resorted to installing on the stick The bag and "jacket" suit.

The slogans carried by the Iranian fan relate to all Qatari, Arab, Asian and international clubs and teams that have visited Doha in recent years and many flags for different countries, and he looks forward to covering the pants of the suit also with logos and sports buttons so that it appears in a more different suit during the Qatar World Cup 2022.