Iran’s Taremi joins Portugal’s Rio Ave
Tasnim – Iran striker Mehdi Taremi has joined Portuguese club Rio Ave FC from Al Gharafa of Qatar. The 27-year-old forward has…
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Sardar Azmoun joins Zenit St. Petersburg
MNA – Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun has inked a 3.5-year contract with Russian top-flight team FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from Rubin Kazan.…
Iran coach hopeful on Jahanbakhsh’s fitness for Asian Cup
Reuters – Iran’s coach believes Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be fit for the Asian Cup tournament that kicks off this week, keeping the…
AFC: Iran’s Sardar Azmoun named as top-10 Asian strikers
Press TV – The Asian Football Confederation has named Iran’s Sardar Azmoun as one of its top-10 Asian strikers, praising Sardar and…
Iran’s Beiranvand nominee to win Asian footballer of the year
Tasnim – Iran national football team and Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been reportedly nominated for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player…
Iran to build football camps in Kish to prepare for co-hosting 2022 World Cup
MNA – The project of building football camps in Kish Island will start soon as a step to prepare the region for…
Iran’s Perspolis advances to AFC Champion League final showdown
MNA – Iranian Perspolis FC drew 1-1 versus Al Sadd of Qatar in the return match of the 2018 AFC Champions League…
Iran nominated for inspiring League of the Year Award
Tasnim – SPIA Asia and the AFC have shortlisted the top 10 nominees for the Best Football League of the Year for…
Iran’s Beiranvand named as ACL Played of Week
MNA – Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been chosen as the AFC Champions League Player of the Week. As announced by the…
Iran’s Persepolis one step away from AFC champs league finals
IRNA – Iranian Persepolis FC won Qatari al-Sadd FC to pave its way for advancing to AFC Champions League finals. Persepolis defeated…
Iran’s Persepolis advances to AFC Champions semi-finals
IRNA – Iranian football club FC Persepolis beat al-Duhail with a sensational comeback at quarter-finals and advanced to the next round. Iranian…
Federation waiting for decree on Saudi Arabia-Iran football
IRNA – Iranian football federation’s senior adviser said that football federation is seriously pursuing the right of Iranian teams to take part…
Iranian female photographer defies football match restrictions
BBC – An Iranian photographer has caught the world’s attention after she defied restrictions that prevent women from covering men’s sporting events.…
Iran Team Melli’s first ever goalkeeper Taari passes away aged 93
Press TV – The first ever goalkeeper of the Iran men’s national football team, Ghorban Ali Taari, has passed away at the…
From Sweden: Manchester City watch Iran winger, club president avoids question about bid being made
ITY Watch – Manchester City’s strategy of signing relatively unknown players for small fees with the aim of profiting in some way…
Brighton signs Iranian winger Jahanbakhsh from AZ Alkmaar in club record deal
Press TV – Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, which currently competes in the Premier League, has completed the signing of Iranian professional…
FFIRI demands Adidas apology over excluding Iran from its website
Press TV – The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has demanded a formal apology from German sportswear manufacturer Adidas…
Carlos Queiroz snubs Egypt offer: Report
Tasnim – Iranian national football team’s head coach Carlos Queiroz has reportedly rejected Egypt’s offer to replace Hector Cuper. Hector Cuper has…
Iran’s Faghani to officiate World Cup Belgium v England third-place playoff
Press TV – Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with compatriot linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri have been picked to officiate the…
Iran delighted Thai boys rescued from Tham Luang cave
IFP – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran is really pleased that the recent operation in Thailand led to the…
Iranian footballer Ebrahimi moves to professional Qatari club Al Ahli
Press TV – Iranian midfielder Omid Ebrahimi has joined professional Qatari football club Al Ahli, which is currently playing in the Persian Gulf kingdom’s first tier…
South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Australia looking to January’s Asian Cup
ESPN – Asia’s five teams are all home from Russia, but January’s 2019 Asian Cup already looms large on the horizon. Here’s…
Iranian boy who had football player’s name tagged on his shirt meets his idol
Tasnim – A young Iranian boy who became an internet sensation has finally come face-to-face with his idol, Alireza Jahanbakhsh. Jahanbakhsh the…
Iranian defender Hosseini linked with move to Turkish club Trabzonspor
Press TV – Iranian footballer Seyed Majid Hosseini is apparently on transfer radar to professional Turkish football club Trabzonspor, thanks to his fine performances at the preliminary…
Caykur Rizespor eyes Iran goalkeeper Beiranvand
Tasnim – Turkish football team Caykur Rizespor has sent an official offer to sign Iran and Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand. The Turkish…
World Cup 2018: best team of the tournament so far
The Guardian – All the 48 group-stage matches in Russia have now been played and after each of them we have asked…
Iranians to officiate Argentina vs France at 2018 World Cup
MNA – Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri will officiate one of the most important matches…
Iranian striker Ghoochannejad says goodbye to international duty
Press TV – Iranian professional footballer Reza Ghoochannejad Nournia, who plays for the Dutch club Heerenveen and the Iran men’s national football team…
Albion renews interest in signing Iran’s Jahanbakhsh
Tasnim – Albion has renewed its interest in Iran’s World Cup ace Alireza Jahanbakhsh. Iran was knocked out of the group stage…
Iranian referee, linesmen to officiate 2018 FIFA World Cup Brazil vs Serbia match
Press TV – Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri will officiate the 2018 Fédération Internationale de…
Iranian woman makes football with flags of all World Cup teams
IFP – An Iranian woman from the city of Yazd has made a football on which the flags of 32 countries participating…
Iranian designer talks of her collaboration with FIFA World Cup Google Doodle
IFP – Rashin Kheiriyeh, an Iranian graphic designer, has talked about her experience of designing Google’s FIFA World Cup doodle for the…
Photos: Moscow Red Square, scene of highest level of enthusiasm among football fans
Tasnim | Meghdad Madadi: As the 2018 World Cup competitions starts today, football fans from all over the world have come to…
2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony staged at Luzhniki Stadium
Press TV – The opening ceremony of the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has been held in Russia,…
Iran to send police to Moscow for FIFA 2018
IRNA – Interpol of Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA) is to send some teams to participate in…
Iran’s World Cup carpet diplomacy
RFERL | Frud Bezhan: Iran’s national team will lock horns with the heavyweights of soccer at the World Cup in Russia this month.…
Iran’s Mahdavikia writes his name in history books
Tasnim – Iran’s Mehdi Mahdavikia is among five Asian players who left their mark at the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup…
Iran’s national soccer team stays put in latest FIFA rankings
Press TV – The Iran men’s national football team, domestically known as Team Melli, has maintained its position in the latest edition of…
Iran’s Persepolis defeats UAE’s Al Jazira to book place in ACL quarters
IFP – Jalal Hosseini’s 89th minute strike gave Iran’s Persepolis football team a 2-1 win over Al Jazira of the UAE in…
Iran’s Jahanbakhsh becomes top scorer of professional Dutch league
Press TV – Iranian professional footballer Alireza Jahanbakhsh has been named the top goal scorer of the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, Eredivisie.…