Financial Tribune - The planned privatization of Iran's two major football clubs, namely Persepolis and Esteghlal, is unlikely to be concluded in the current Iranian year (March 2019-2020), amid impediments to reforms in the clubs structure and problems related to their financial statements, the head of Iranian Privatization Organization says. There ...

This week, Irans minister of sports and youth, Mahmoud Goudarzi, appointed Amir Reza Khadem, former wrestling world champion and member of the Tehran City Council as the ministrys special representative in the process of privatization of Tehrans most prestigious soccerclubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal. This appointment was welcomed by leading stakeholders ...