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Andrea Stramaccioni quits as Esteghlal coach
Tasnim – Andrea Stramaccioni has resigned as coach of Esteghlal after the Iranian football club failed to respect contractual obligations. The Italian…
Uncertainties abound as Iran moves to privatize its two biggest soccer clubs
Al-Monitor – “Esteghlal or Persepolis?” and “blue or red?” are two questions tens of millions of Iranians have asked and answered over…
Esteghlal Club’s father passes away
IRNA – Iranian football icon Mansour Pour Heidari, 71, known as the father of Esteghlal club, died at Tehran hospital after one…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 9
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has…
Reza Enayati joins Iran’s Esteghlal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Reza Enayati joined Tehran’s popular footabll team, Esteghlal, from Padideh of Mashhad on Tuesday. The 38-old-player joined Esteghlal on…
Iran’s Esteghlal signs Hendrik Helmke
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hendrik Frank Helmke joined Iran’s Esteghlal football team on Saturday. The 27-year-old German has joined Esteghlal for the 13…
German Helmke close to Iran’s Esteghlal deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German midfielder Hendrik Frank Helmke will likely join Iran’s popular football team, Esteghlal, within a few days. The…
Teymourian, Nouri to leave Esteghlal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Andranik Teymourian and Pejman Nouri will leave Esteghlal football team in the transfer window. Teymourian has been reportedly linked…
Esteghlal out of Iran’s Hazfi Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Zob Ahan of Isfahan fought back from 2-0 down to beat Esteghlal of Tehran in penalty shootout in Iran’s…
Brazilian Rafael da Silva joins Esteghlal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Fluminense goalkeeper Alberto Rafael da Silva, simply Rafael, joined the Iranian football club, Esteghlal, on Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian…
Majid Saleh appointed Iran assistant coach
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Esteghlal assistant coach Majid Saleh has been appointed as assistant coach of Iran’s national football team on Monday. Saleh…
Iran’s Esteghlal held against Al Jazira in ACL
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Esteghlal football team was held to a 2-2 draw against Al Jazira of the UAE in Group A…
Iran’s Esteghlal witnesses second defeat in ACL
TEHRAN (Tasnim)– Iranian representative Esteghlal was defeated by Qatar’s Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League (ACL) group stage on Tuesday. Al…
Esteghlal to play difficult match against Al Rayyan, coach says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Esteghlal football team coach Amir Ghalenoei said his team’s Tuesday match against Qatari Al Rayyan will not be…
Esteghlal suffers defeat, Foolad starts good
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Esteghlal lost its home match against Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia in the AFC Champions League group stage…
Malavan upsets Esteghlal in IPL
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Malavan of Bandar Anzali football team on Wednesday defeated Tehran’s popular football team, Esteghlal, 4-2 on a rainy day…
Privatization of soccer clubs in Iran
This week, Iran’s minister of sports and youth, Mahmoud Goudarzi, appointed Amir Reza Khadem, former wrestling world champion and member of the…
Esteqlal beats Rah Ahan, moves to IPL top
Esteqlal has blanked Rah Ahan to top the table of Iran’s Premier League (IPL) in the 21st week of the season. The…
Esteghlal to face FC Seoul in ACL semifinals
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Esteghlal defeated Buriram United of Thailand and booked a place at the AFC Champions League semifinals.…
Iran’s Esteghlal vows to concede zero goal in AFC Champions League quarterfinal
TEHRAN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Esteghlal vowed to advance to the semifinals of the AFC Champions League without conceding a goal…
3 Iranian football teams get point deduction over fan violence
TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) – Three Iranian football teams were punished with a deduction of one point due to fan violence. Esteghlal,…
Serbia’s Goran Lovre joins Esteghlal
TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (MNA) – Serbian midfielder Goran Lovre signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal football team on Monday. The 30-year-old midfielder…
Andranik Teymourian pens Esteghlal deal
TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (MNA) – Andranik Teymourian has signed a one-year contract with Esteghlal football team on Wednesday. The 30-year-old defensive midfielder…
Rejuvenated Esteghlal seal Iranian throne
Having twice narrowly lost the Iran Pro League title to Sepahan previously, the past season saw Esteghlal indomitable as they dethroned the defending champions…
Esteqlal wins Iran’s Premier League title a week before end of tourney
Esteqlal has won the championship of Iran’s Premier League (IPL) for the third time after beating Foulad one week before the end…
Iran’s Esteghlal suffers 1-0 home defeat in AFC Champions League
TEHRAN, April 10 — Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabi defeated Iran’s Esteghlal 1-0 in Group D of the 2013 AFC Champions League, local…
Esteghlal beats Al-Hilal in AFC Champions League
Tehran: Iran`s Esteghlal beat Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Group D of the 2013 AFC Champions League. In the match held…
Bolivian midfielder joins Iran’s Esteghlal
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Bolivian midfielder, Vicente Arze, has joined Iran’s Esteghlal soccer club, Tehran Times daily reported on Thursday. The…