Qatari sports club Al Arabi has severed links with Iranian-German soccer player Ashkan Dejagah and Iranian professional footballer Javad Nekounam following recent changes in the board of the team which plays in the Qatar Stars League. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Jaber al-Thani, the new president of the club, has introduced a raft of changes ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Former Iranian national football team captain Javad Nekounam has been named as Carlos Queirozs assistant in Team Melli. On Tuesday, at the session of the Iran Football Federations executive board, Nekounam was chosen as Iran assistant. Iran's most capped player of all time bade farewell to Team Melli on April 1. Former ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The joint statement Iran and P5+1 released at the close of marathon nuclear talks in Lausanne dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers.   Abrar: Recognition ...

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 successful launch of a domestically-developed satellite dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Also on the cover of the dailies was the Iranian ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Playmaker, captain, penalty taker and free-kick specialist,Iranmidfielder Javad Nekounam has an abundance of responsibility as Team Melli prepare for their fourth World Cup appearance. The 33-year-old, though, has a wealth of experience to draw on having made more than 130 appearances for the three-times Asian champions since making his ...

With several European-based players in the squad, Iran will be heading to the World Cup with plenty of top level international experience. Forward Reza Ghoochannejhad was born in the Netherlands and plays in England, while winger Ashkan Dejagah was raised in Germany and spent much of his career in the Bundesliga before moving to Premier League club ...

KUWAIT CITY,A second half goal from Iran skipper Javad Nekounam was enough for Kuwait SC to win their Asian Champions League round 1 qualifier versus Al Shorta of Iraq. The Iranian veteran midfielder, who had already scored the winner and his debut goal in a 3-2 league win midweek, got to the loose ball at the edge of the area and perfectly curled ...

Nasim U.S.-based sport channel ESPN ranked Iranian Football players Reza Ghoochannejhad and Javad Nekounam among Top 10 Asian players of 2013. ESPNdescribedReza Ghoochannejhad as crucial part of the Iranian squad, adding that the fleet-footed forward only made his national team debut at the tail end of last year. The site also names Javad Nekounam ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Captain of National Iranian football team Javad Nekounamsaid the squad can advance from its group in the World Cup 2014 if it is manages to prepare well for in the 6 remaining months to the international tournament. "We can be optimistic about advancing from this group, if we hold acceptable friendly matches," he said. Asked about ...

Sharjah's long waitto sign Javad Nekounam seems to be finally coming to an end as the Iran international has arrived in the country to finalise negotiations. Sharjah, who return to theGulf Leagueafter a season in Division One, have been courting their former midfielder star since the end of last season. However, Esteghlal - Nekounam's current club ...

SINGAPORE Javad Nekounam starred with a hat-trick as three-time champions Iran kick-started their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a crushing 5-0 victory over Lebanon on Wednesday. The ex-Osasuna man, now with Iran's Esteghlal, slotted penalties either side of half-time and added the hosts' fifth and final goal while Standard Liege striker ...

By Xinhua Tehran: Iran`s football coach Carlos Queiroz has said that the national team`s goal is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. "We have an obvious goal which is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. We should concentrate on this and not celebrate after a win or get disappointed from a defeat," Queiroz was quoted as saying ...

By SB Nation Javad Nekounam fired 10-man Iran to victory over South Korea in Asian World Cup qualifying. Iran have played themselves level withSouth Koreain Group A, and they've done it in the most roundabout way possible. Masoud Shojaei picked up a red card in the second half, and at that point, a 0-0 draw seemed like it would have been a positive ...