AFC – TASHKENT, A first-half Mohammad Noori penalty was enough to give Persepolis a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Bunyodkor in Tashkent on Tuesday and maintain their 100 percent record at the top of Group A in the AFC Champions League. The visitors took the lead midway through the first half...

AFC – TEHRAN, Last year’s leading scorer Asamoah Gyan got off the mark in the 2015 edition of the AFC Champions League but inaugural winners Al Ain were again unable to pick up three points as they drew their second consecutive game with a 1-1 tie against Naft Tehran on...

Tasnim – TABRIZ, Iran’s Tractor Sazi coach Toni Oliveira said the fans will help them in the match against Al-Ahli on Wednesday. Tractor Sazi will host the Emirati football team in Group D of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday in Tabriz’s Yadegare Emam Stadium. “We’ve studied Al-Ahli’s weakness and...

Tasnim – TASHKENT, Iran’s Foolad coach Dragan Skocic said that they will take nothing for granted in the match against Lokomotiv Tashkent. Lokomotiv, who will host Foolad on Wednesday in AFC Champions League Group C in Tashkent, lost to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 3-1 in its opener. “We must...

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Naft Tehran football team coach Alireza Mansourian said that they know what they want in the match against Al Ain of the UAE. Iran’s Naft has been scheduled to play Al Ain in Group B of the AFC Champions League in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. “We...

Tasnim – TASHKENT, Tehran’s Persepolis football team coach Hamid Derakhshan said his men are going to defeat Uzbekistan’s Bunyodkor in Group A of the 2015 AFC Champions League. Persepolis will meet Uzbekistan’s Bunyodkor in Tashkent on Tuesday. The Iranian giant topped the group after defeating Lekhwiya 3-0, while Bunyodkor drew...