TASS- Irans football team will become the first participant of the upcoming World Cup to arrive in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko told reporters. On Monday, Moscow hosts a meeting to discuss the Russian cities readiness to receive national teams taking part in the World Cup. "The Iran team will become the first to arrive in Russia ...

TASS- The Russian capital of Moscow will not be the venue for a mooted friendly football match between the Russian and Iranian national teams and two other options are under negotiations at the moment, Vitaly Mutko, the president of the Russian Football Union (RFU), told TASS on Thursday. A source close to the situation told TASS last week that ...

TASS- Russias national football team is set to hold a friendly with the team of Iran, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko told reporters on Thursday. "There will be two games and the coach wants (to face) teams from Asia and America, we need to explore different styles. We plan to play with Iran this fall, but the contract is yet to be signed,...