TEHRAN (Tasnim) Head of Iranian Football Federation Ali Kaffashiansaid on Monday that the ministry of foreign affairs has issued the permit for a friendly football game between the Iranian and American youth national football teams to be held in Italy. The Foreign Ministry has issued the required permit, but since playing the Iran-US youth ...

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Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA Care taker of the youth football federation Nasser Shafagh said on Saturday that in case of the approval of Irans foreign ministry, the under 20 year old Iranian footballers will play a friendly match against the US team. Speaking to IRNA, he said We have sent a letter to Irans foreign ministry to obtain their approval. ?The ...

One American enjoys a unique view of life in Iran from the sidelines of Tehrans main soccer stadium typically packed with more than 100,000 screaming fans. Dan Gaspar, 58, is the assistant coach of the Iranian national soccer team. "My experience is not one I've seen on TV or read in a newspaper. I live here, it's real life," said Gaspar. "It ...

After decades of frosty relations between the U.S. and Iran, there are signs of a thaw - including the historic telephone call last month between President Barack Obama and his new Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. But ties between Tehran and America - the country it once called "Great Satan" - may now extend beyond the diplomatic table, and onto ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's Football Federation and the US Soccer Federation have reached an agreement on the two countries national teams' playing a friendly game in the United States next spring before the 2014 Brazil World Cup, said head of Iran's football federation. We have talked with the US Soccer Federation officials and they, too, are interested ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- A reportedly planned soccer match between the United States and Iran drew support from the US government, with an official saying the contest would be in line with Washingtons willingness to negotiate directly with Tehran. Weve always said we were open to direct negotiations and talks with the Iranians, so where better place than the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Portuguese Head Coach of the Iranian national soccer team Carlos Quiroz on Saturday welcomed the idea of holding an Iran-United States friendly match before the 2014 Brazil World Cup. The President of the US soccer federation has called Iran's head coach to inform him that he was interested in having a preparatory match between his ...

Bushehr, Oct 3, IRNA Head of Irans Football Federation, Ali Kaffashian said on Thursday that the US football federation has welcomed a friendly football match between Iranian and US national teams. The match will be conducted in due time after coordination between the two countries football federations, he said. Speaking to IRNA, he said Iran ...