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Tehran derby ranked 33rd in world

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Tehran derby between Iranian teams Esteghlal and Persepolis have been ranked among the 50 major derbies in the world. Popular football magazine FourFourTwo decided to rank the world’s biggest derbies and see which came out on top. Boca Juniors vs River Plate has come out on top...

Saturday July 11 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Saman Ghoddos to remain in Amiens [Report]

Tasnim – AMIENS, Iran international winger Saman Ghoddos will remain in French club Amiens. The Swedish-born Iranian international joined the French Ligue 1 Amiens from Ostersunds FK in August 2018. Amiens paid €4 million to sign Ghoddos. French media had reported that he would leave the team but Courrier-picard has...

Friday July 10 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iran League Organization: Esteghlal vs Tractor will be held as scheduled

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Iran Football League Organization announced that the match between Esteghlal and Tractor will be held on Saturday, as it previously scheduled. Last week, Esteghlal, who were scheduled to go to Jam, Bushehr Province for the game against Pars Jounubi, refused to travel to the southern city...

Friday July 10 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

IPL: Persepolis edge Machine Sazi to move a step closer to title [VIDEO]

Tehran Times – TABRIZ, Persepolis football team defeated Machine Sazi 1-0 in Tabriz to move another step closer to Iran Professional League (IPL) title on Friday. The Reds need six points to win IPL title for the fourth time in a row. Mehdi Torabi scored the only goal of the...

Friday July 10 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Stefano Cusin appointed Shahr Khodro interim coach

Tasnim – MASHHAD, Italian coach Stefano Cusin has been named as interim coach of Iranian football club Shahr Khodro. The 51-year-old Italian coach replaced Mojtaba Sarasiaei in the Mashhad-based football team. Sarasiaei announced his resignation on Wednesday following disagreement with the club’s owner. Shahr Khodro, under leadership of Sarasiaei, sits...

Thursday July 09 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iran Futsal Team remains best in Asia

Tasnim – TEHRAN, The Iranian national futsal team remained unchanged in the world futsal ranking. In the latest Futsal World Ranking released on Thursday, Team Melli is sixth in the world with 1603 points. Iran still is the best Asian team in the ranking. Brazil and Spain are first and...

Thursday July 09 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Bakhtiarizadeh to be announced as new Team Melli U-19 Coach [Report]

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is on the verge of being named the new head coach of Iran’s U-19 football team. He is in waiting room to be confirmed by board of directors of the Iran Football Federation. Ex-Esteghlal coach Alireza Mansourian was also among the candidates but he didn’t...

Tuesday July 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

“The golden era of Iran in Laliga”: The huge impact of Nekounam and Masoud

Navarra.com – PAMPLONA, The article, which was promoted by LaLiga in Iran, has already registered 2.2 million visits to the country’s main sports media. After six seasons without Persian footballers in the Osasuna squad, the Rojillo club continues to be very present in Iran. Proof of this is the enormous impact of...

Tuesday July 07 Posted by Mir Farhad Ali Khan

Iran confirms friendly match against Uzbekistan

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Head of Iran football national teams committee, Mehdi Kharati, announced the holding of a friendly match between the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan on upcoming FIFA dates. As reported by the official website of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), Kharati...