Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reportedly cancelled a screening of Bayern Munich's 3-2 win over Augsburg because the referee for the match, Bibiana Steinhaus, was a woman.

The highly-rated German official was given the appointment for the crucial Bundesliga game on Saturday.

The broadcaster had shown European football fixtures all season but removed the program at short notice leaving Iranian fans disappointed.

It is understood that footage of women in any attire which is deemed too revealing, such as football shorts, is censored in Iran because it is an Islamic country.

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Steinhaus, 39, is the first woman to have officiated a men's senior football matches in Germany. She joined the Bundesliga in September 2017.

Last year, she was named as one of Germany's best officials.

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