Iranian women cheer at soccer game, finally
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: “I just cannot believe how much we shouted and cheered,” Maryam, 27, told Al-Monitor as she walked out…
Tag Archives: Tehran Azadi Stadium
Photos: Historic day for women’s rights! Iranian women throng stadium to watch football match
ISNA | Hadi Zand: Iranian women entered the country’s national stadium in Tehran on Thursday after being able to purchase tickets for…
Iranian women attend first soccer match in 40 years
Reuters – Iranian women entered the country’s national stadium in Tehran on Thursday after being able to purchase tickets for a national…
Iranian women allowed to watch football at stadium for first time in decades
AFP | Amir Havasi: Thousands of Iranian women fans are to attend a football match freely Thursday for the first time in…
Iranian women allowed access to watch live football in stadium
Tehran Times – Iranian women are permitted to spectate a friendly match between Iran’s women’s football team and Russia’s in a women-only…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei addresses Iran’s Basij volunteer forces at Azadi Stadium
Mizan – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday addressed a large gathering of Iran’s Basij volunteer forces…
Leader to attend Basij massive rally at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium
MNA – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei will attend ‘Basij’s Services Gathering’ at Tehran Azadi Stadium tomorrow. A gathering…
Photos: Families watch Iran-Portugal match at Azadi Stadium
Tasnim | Masoud Shahrestani: Some Iranian football fans, both women and men, watched Iran-Portugal match at Tehran’s Azadi stadium. This was the…
Women and families watch Iran-Portugal at Azadi Stadium
MNA – The license for screening Monday’s match between Iran and Portugal at Azadi Stadium has been granted, said deputy Terhan Governor…
Soccer politics reaches fever pitch in Iran
Al-Monitor | Zahra Alipour: The international governing body of soccer, FIFA, does not grant any individual or legal entity the right to control…
Iran’s naft eliminated from AFC champions league
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Naft Tehran lost to Al Ahli of the UAE 2-1 in the AFC Champions League quarter-final second leg…
Photos: World, Iran football stars’ charity game
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 – The team of world retired professional footballers played a charity game against Iran’s past stars in Tehran to…
Jahanbazi to referee Tehran derby
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yadollah Jahanbazi has been named as the referee of the 79th derby of Tehran which will be held at…
Carlos Queiroz praises Iran football team
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz has praised Team Melli after 1-0 win over South Korea football team…
Iran seeks third successive victory over South Korea
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian national football team (also known as Team Melli) is resolved to beat its arch-rival South Korea for the…
Photos: Iranian national football team training camp in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian national football team (also known as Team Melli) attended a training session in Tehran to prepare for…
Iran may play Kenya in friendly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian national football team (Team Melli) will most likely play a friendly match against Kenya on November 14. The…
Foolad defeats Esteghlal at Azadi
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foolad football team defeated Esteghlal in the Iranian Professional League (IPL) thanks to a late goal from Soroush Rafiei.…
Activists urge volleyball group to support Iran’s female fans
More than 130 women’s rights activists have written an open letter to the head of the International Federation of Volleyball demanding support…
Iran is strong, Poland not weakened, Coach says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national volleyball team coach Slobodan Kovac praised his team’s performance against Poland in the 2014 FIVB World League.…
President, Speaker congratulate national Iranian volleyball team’s FIVB victory
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani extended their congratulations to the national volleyball team over thrashing Poland…
2014 FIVB Volleyball World League: Iran beats Poland to stand atop World League Group A
TEHRAN (FNA)- Volleyball powerhouse, Iran, thrashed the Polish 3-0 in a second 2014 FIVB World League home match on Sunday evening to…
Iran trounce Poland in volleyball World League
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian national volleyball team thrashed their polish guests 3-1 in their first of the four FIVB World League confrontations…
Iran daily: FM Zarif “we’ll respond to western lies about our human rights”
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran will respond to “lies” spread by the West about the Islamic Republic’s…
Women arrested at stadium now released
The women arrested on June 21 for trying to enter Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to watch the volleyball match between Iran and Italy…
Defying ban, Iranian women watch World Cup with men in public
Tehran, Iran (CNN) — It is rare for women and men in Iran to enjoy the thrill of sports together in public, but…
Iran rally to win World League volleyball match against Italy again
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian volleyball squad thrashed the Italian men’s team 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to win the second of the two…
Iranian authorities once again bar women from stadium
Reports from Iran indicate that on Friday June 20, police and security forces once again prevented women from entering the stadium to…
Iran thrash Italy 3-0 in Volleyball World League
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian men’s national volleyball team trounced Italy 3-0 in a 2014 World League match at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on…
Rouhani calls for answers on banning of women from stadium
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on his Minister of Sports and his head of women’s affairs to find out why Iranian…
Iran daily: FM Zarif “we only discussed nukes with US, Not Iraq”
Iran’s Rouhani Government continued on Monday to pull back — at least publicly — from its initial embrace of talks with US…
Iran v-ballers trounce Brazil 3-2
Iranian national volleyball team has thrashed Brazil 3-2 in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League. Powerhouse Iran edged past Brazil (18-25, 27-25,…
Iran better than Brazil, Bernardo Rezende says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Brazil national volleyball team coach Bernardo Rezende said that Iran’s volleyball is better than Brazil at the moment. Iran…
Guinea beats Iran in Tehran in friendly match
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Guinea football team earned a 2-1 victory over Iran in a friendly match in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Wednesday.…
The giant “little people” of Iranian football
Imagine going to an athletic event featuring the two biggest teams from your favorite sport. The Los Angeles Lakers vs. The New…
FC Seoul defeats Esteqlal in first Leg of Asian semifinals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korean FC Seoul football team defeated Iranian Esteqlal 2-0 in the first match of the AFC Champions League…
Tehran’s football giants derby ends in draw
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The 77th derby between Tehran’s giant reds and blues, Persepolis and Esteqlal, ended in a scoreless draw. In a…