TEHRAN (Tasnim) Australian football team claimed its first ever Asian Cup title on Saturday. Australia defeated South Korea 2-1 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney. Massimo Luongo put Australia ahead in the first half of regular time with a sizzling finish, receiving a good pass from Trent Sainsbury. But South Korea got a deserved ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian legendary striker Ali Daei will attend the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final match between host Australia and South Korea. The match will be held in Sydney on Saturday. I would like to see Iran in the final, however, I think our team had a good performance in the competition, Daei said. The Iranian football team was knocked ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz said that Team Melli deserved to be in the semi-final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The Iranian football team, known to Team Melli, arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport Monday noon. Team Melli lost to Iraq on penalties on Friday in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup quarter-final ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi is set to undergo a scan after feeling pain in his shoulder.   Haghighi suffered a shoulder injury during practice ahead of Qatar match in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup group stage. Penafiel keeper will travel to Iran on Monday and will undergo more scans to determine ...

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TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dismissed Irans complaint on Iraqi midfielder Alaa Abdul-Zahra's positive doping test. General Secretary of Iran Football Federation Mehdi Mohammad Nabi annouced this at the end of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee meeting. The disciplinary committee did ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans Alireza Faghani has been chosen as the fourth official for South KoreaIraq match in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup semi-final. Japanese referee Ryuji Sato will referee the match taking place on Monday at the Stadium Australia. Hence, there is a strong possibility of Alireza Faghani becoming the referee of the final ...

The AFC Asian Cup has been rocked by allegations that Iraq fielded an ineligible player in Friday's dramatic quarter-final win over Iran. Sources have toldTWGthat the Iranian Football Federation has made a formal complaint to FIFA concerning the eligibilityof Iraq midfielder Alaa Abdul Zahra. The complaint stems from an alleged doping violating ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. A message by the Supreme Leader to the youth in Europe and North America dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Elimination of the Iranian national ...

[caption id="attachment_147029" align="alignright" width="143"] AFP/File / by Peter Hutchison | Ashkan Dejagah (R) and Reza Ghoochannejhad of Iran celebrate at the end of their AFC Asian Cup match against the United Arab Emirates, in Brisbane, on January 19, 2015[/caption] CANBERRA (AFP)- Bitter rivals Iran and Iraq square off in a potentially explosive ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz is taking nothing for granted in the match against Iraq in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup quarter-final. Iran goes into the match in impressive form having kept a clean sheet in all three group-stage games and topping Group C after beating Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. Iraq took second ...

[caption id="attachment_146845" align="alignright" width="142"] Photo courtesy: Twitter[/caption] Sydney:Iran's footballers have been warned they could face punishment if they take "selfie" pictures with female fans who have turned out in large numbers at the Asian Cup. The head of the Iranian Football Federation's moral committee said players risked ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The advance of the Iranian national soccer team to the quarterfinals of the AFC Asian Cup in Australia following three back-to-back group-stage victories dominated the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz said that his men have earned a good win against the beat west Asian team, the UAE. Iranian national football team defeated the Emirati outfit 1-0 in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on Monday. In my opinion, it was a good win against the UAE as the team is the best football team ...

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Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA FIFA website on Sunday hailed Iran's third straight win in 2015 AFC Asian Cup, saying substitute Reza Ghoochannejhad scored in stoppage time to give Iran a thrilling 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates and top spot in Group C of the tournament. Ghoochannejhad, nicknamed 'Gucci', headed the ball past keeper Majed Naser after ...

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Iran has broken the hearts of a valiant United Arab Emirates side to seal a late 1-0 win in Brisbane and top Group C in the Asian Cup. Striker Reza Ghoochannejhad prodded the ball home just before the 90th minute to steal top spot from the less-heralded UAE. A goal-less draw, which looked on before Reza's goal, would have seen UAE shock Iran in ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bayern Munich Manager Pep Guardiola expressed the hope that Iran would win Asian Cup 2015 title. No doubt that Carlos Quiroz is a well-known figure and his presence will be useful for Iran's victory. I hope that the national Iranian football team would be winner of the Asian Cup, Guardiola told the Iranian students' news agency. Iran ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz has dedicated Irans 1-0 win against Qatar to the Iranian fans. Team Melli advanced to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup quarter-final on Thursday in Sydneys Australia Stadium thanks to a 52nd minute goal from Sardar Azmoun. We defeated a strong team and I dedicate the victory to all ...