Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: I just cannot believe how much we shouted and cheered, Maryam, 27, told Al-Monitor as she walked out of Tehran's Azadi Stadium. I even cried at some point; I was so moved.
On Oct. 10, the Iranian national soccer team scored 14 goals against the Cambodian team in the qualifier for the World Cup 2022, which will take place ...
ISNA | Hadi Zand: Iranian women entered the country's national stadium in Tehran on Thursday after being able to purchase tickets for a national team game for the first time in 40 years.
Reuters - Iranian women entered the countrys national stadium in Tehran on Thursday after being able to purchase tickets for a national team game for the first time in 40 years.
Women have been banned from watching mens games since shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution with only a few exceptions made for small groups on rare occasions.
But ...
AFP | Amir Havasi: Thousands of Iranian women fans are to attend a football match freely Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the country over its controversial male-only policy.
The Islamic republic has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years, with clerics arguing they must ...
Tehran Times - Iranian women are permitted to spectate a friendly match between Irans womens football team and Russias in a women-only crowd at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
The timing of the match is not out yet, although the sports ministrys officials have given the green light to the women for attending the match.
The last female Iranians who ...
Mizan - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday addressed a large gathering of Irans Basij volunteer forces and senior military officials at the Azadi Stadium in the capital, Tehran, which has a capacity of 100,000 people.
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MNA The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei will attend Basijs Services Gathering at Tehran Azadi Stadium tomorrow.
A gathering of Basijis is slated to be held tomorrow at the 100,000-capacity Azadi Stadium in Tehran and the Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei will attend the huge event.
The rally is dubbed ...
Tasnim | Masoud Shahrestani: Some Iranian football fans, both women and men, watched Iran-Portugal match at Tehrans Azadi stadium. This was the second time in last 40 years that women have been allowed to enter stadiums.
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MNA The license for screening Mondays match between Iran and Portugal at Azadi Stadium has been granted, said deputy Terhan Governor Mohsen Hamedani, ILNA reported.
Iran-Portugal match will be screened at Azadi Stadium and families, including women, can go to the Stadium to watch the game, he highlighted.
The official added that the ...
Al-Monitor | Zahra Alipour: The international governing body of soccer,FIFA, does not grant any individual or legal entity the right to control more than one member club at the same time. However, this rule has often been ignored in Iran, where two of the capitals most prominent soccer clubs,Esteghlal and Persepolis, are owned by the Ministry of Youth ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Naft Tehran lost to Al Ahli of the UAE 2-1 in the AFC Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday.
Having lost 1-0 in Tehrans Azadi Stadium last month, Naft was eliminated from the competition, losing 3-1 on aggregate to Al Ahli.
Rodrigo Jose Lima dos Santos was on target in the 26th minute and Ahmed Khalil ...
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 The team of world retired professional footballers played a charity game against Irans past stars in Tehran to support MS patients and defeated Iranian team 3-0.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Yadollah Jahanbazi has been named as the referee of the 79th derby of Tehran which will be held at the Azadi Stadium on Sunday.
The 41-year-old referee will be assisted by Mohammadreza Abolfazli and Hassan Zahiri and Touraj Haghverdi will be fourth official.
Esteghlal and Persepolis have played against each other 78 times, with ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz has praised Team Melli after 1-0 win over South Korea football team in friendly.
The Iranian football team beat South Korea in Tehrans Azadi Stadium on Tuesday, thanks to a goal from Rubin Kazan striker Sardar Azmoun.
It was a valuable victory for us against South Korea. I have ...
[caption id="attachment_110016" align="alignright" width="172"] Iran soccer players pose for a team photo prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, on June 25, 2014.[/caption]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team (also known as Team Melli) is resolved ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian national football team (also known as Team Melli) attended a training session in Tehran to prepare for a friendly match with South Korea, which is slated to be held on November 18 at Tehrans Azadi Stadium.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national football team (Team Melli) will most likely play a friendly match against Kenya on November 14.
The match against Kenya will be played in Tehrans Azadi Stadium.
Team Melli will also play South Korea in a friendly ahead of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Carlos Queirozs men have been scheduled to face Iraq in Sydney ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Foolad football team defeated Esteghlal in the Iranian Professional League (IPL) thanks to a late goal from Soroush Rafiei.
In the match held at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Rafiei scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute.
First, I congratulate my players due to this victory. I am satisfied with the way my ...
More than 130 womens rights activists have written an open letter to the head of the International Federation of Volleyball demanding support for the right of women to watch volleyball matches in stadiums.
Iranian authorities have been preventing women from entering stadiums in Iran to watch volleyball matches.
The letter, signed by Iranian Nobel ...
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