Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Sunday termed the decision of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to dismiss Irans hosting rights in World Cup qualifiers as politicized. Khatibzadeh made the remarks in a meeting with Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar, President of Football Federation Shahabeddin Azizi Khadem, and President ...

Daily Sabah - FIFA has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the body said on Sunday. A female Iranian fan died earlier this month, after setting herself on fire to protest against her arrest for attending a match. FIFA officials have been ...

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's soccer team ascended to 44th place in the new FIFA rankings, Tehran Times daily reported on Thursday. According to the latest FIFA ranking released on Wednesday, Iran moved 14 places up and rose to 44th place with 611 points. Iran stays at fourth place among the Asian teams. Japan remains the best ...