The president of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has walked out of an annual congress meeting of the world’s football governing body, FIFA, in support of Palestinians suffering Israel’s months-long war on Gaza.

MNA Heads of Iranian and Qatari football federations met and held talks on Saturday in Doha. President of Iran Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, and President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani discussed bilateral relations in the meeting. Both sides pointed to the need to increase bilateral cooperation ...

MNA The Belgian Marc Wilmots is officially named as the new manager of Irans National Football Team, better known as Team Melli. "Marc Wilmots is now officially Iran's national football team coach," the Twitter account of Iran Mission in the EU has said in a tweet. The tweet added that today, Mr. Taj, the President of Iranian Football Federation ...

Press TV - Over to football news, Belgian Marc Wilmots has been announced as Irans new National Football Team head coach. Based on reports released by some Iranian Medias, the president of the Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Taj, confirmed the signing of Wilmots as new Team Melli head coach. The reports also say that Wilmots is asking for ...

AP Iran has been told it could face suspension from the Asian Cup in January over a law interfering in the national soccer federations independence. The Asian Football Confederation says it is closely monitoring the current issues with its top-ranked team, and will not tolerate third-party interference in their member associations. The Malaysia-...

Tasnim Head of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj said Carlos Queiroz has extended his contract with Iran until the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Queiroz had no contract with Iran after the 2018 World Cup in Russia and now the Portuguese has penned a contract until the AFC Asian Cup, according to Taj. Iran has been drawn ...

Press TV - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has demanded a formal apology from German sportswear manufacturerAdidas over its decision to exclude Irans name from the list of countries with access to its services. In a letter addressed to head of the Federations Marketing Committee Hedayat Mombini on Monday, FFIRI ...

MNA President of Iran Football Federation Mehdi Taj claimed that he had reached agreement with Team Mellis coach Carlos Queiroz for continuing cooperation till 2019 AFC Asian Cup. We talked for two hours with Mr Queiroz regarding contract extension, however, some tools should be provided for him, Taj said on Sunday, Varzesh3 reported....

Press TV - TheFootball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran(FFIRI)and theQatar Football Association(QFA) have struck an agreement on the promotion of cooperation and interaction between thegoverning bodiesresponsible for organizing national teamsas well as club competitions in the two Asian countries. On Thursday, President of the FFIRI,...

Tasnim - Head of Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj has denied match-fixing claims between Iran and Syria teams. Iran was held to a 2-2 draw by Syria in the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Tehrans Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The draw was enough to give Syria third place in Group A and a spot in the Asian play-...

Press TV - TheFootball Federation Islamic Republic of Iran(FFIRI)and theJapan Football Association (JFA) have struck an agreement on the promotion of cooperation and interaction between thegoverning bodiesresponsible for organizing national teamsas well as club competitions in the two Asian countries. On Tuesday, President of the FFIRI, Mehdi ...

Tehran Times- The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) will not be attending this year's AFC Annual Awards gala after no Iranian players have been nominated for the award. The AFC Annual Awards gala will be held in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on December 1, 2016. The Iranian federation will boycott the ceremony since ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Mehdi Taj has been elected as new president of Iran Football Federation (IFF) on Saturday. In the elections held in Tehrans Olympic Academy, Taj managed to capture 50 votes in the election, followed by Mostafa Ajorlou with 15 votes and Aziz Mohammadi with six votes. Taj was elected for a four-year term until 2020. IFF vice ...