Ghoochannejhad the Golden Boy of Iranian football

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, The Iranian striker Reza Ghoochannejhad with his decisive away goals against Qatar and South Korea undoubtedly can be called the Golden Boy of Iranian football. In the absence of genuine goal scorers in Iran, Carlos Queiroz trusted in Standard Liège striker Reza Ghoochannejhad, nicknamed “Gucci”, and invited...

Shaikh Salman congratulates Asian trio

AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated Iran, Korea Republic and Australia for making it to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The three joined Asian champions Japan, who have already qualified for the world’s premier football competition. Iran edged past Korea...

Iranian team returns to heroes’ welcome [VIDEO]

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iranian fans greeted their national football team on Wednesday, one day after they secured a place in the 2014 World Cup, and watched the players’ victory parade at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. It was a continuation of the jubilant celebrations across the country that began on Tuesday,...

Pejman Nouri joins Esteghlal, Rahmati extends

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Malavan midfielder Pejman Nouri joined Esteghlal on a one-year contract on Tuesday. Former Persepolis player has signed with the Iranian football champion for an undisclosed fee. “I joined Esteghlal because I wanted to improve. I won the title with Persepolis four years ago and I want...

Ten reasons why Iran qualified for World Cup

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Iran’s triumph in South Korea and the resulting World Cup qualification came at the end of a two-year qualifying campaign with many ups and downs. Persianfootball.com sums up ten major reasons why Iran prevailed, other than four years ago when Iran faced a bitter exit in the...

Andranik Teymourian suffers hand injury

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran midfielder Andranik Teymourian suffered a hand injury during match against South Korea in the 2014 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Iran edged past the South Korean football team at the Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan thanks to Reza Ghoochannejhad’s winning goal. “I will undergo an...

Queiroz has last laugh as Koreans turn on departing Choi

Reuters – ULSAN, South Korea booked another World Cup finals appearance on Tuesday but there was little celebration in Ulsan, with angry fans, media and Iran coach Carlos Queiroz taking aim at departing counterpart Choi Kang-hee. Iran claimed an upset 1-0 win to top Asian qualifying Group A, leaving Korea...

Iranians celebrate the World Cup berth [PHOTOS]

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, According to the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA), only few minutes after Team Melli victory in Ulsan, Iranian fans flooded the streets or Tehran to celebrate Iran’s national team World Cup 2014 birth. People carry Iranian flags, roses and sound various types of horns to show their...


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