After Javad Nekounam was replaced in the second half of a friendly against Sweden on March 31 and hung up his boots as skipper of Iran's national soccer squad, Andranik Teymourian took over the captaincy of the national team. It is still unclear whether the decision to give him the captaincy is final, but if it is confirmed, he will be the second ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national football team captain Javad Nekounam returned to Spain's Osasuna after two years. On Monday, Nekou inked a two-year contract with Spanish second division side CA Osasuna. Nekounam, who was part of the Iranian football team in the World Cup in Brazil, has already played six seasons for Osasuna. Nekou began his ...