Exclusive interview with Chile-based defender Ali Manouchehri

Persianfootball.com – CONCEPCIÓN, Iran boss Carlos Queiroz is well known for his efforts to strenghtening the Iranian squad with players of Iranian origin playing abroad. With Ashkan Dejagah, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Omid Nazari, Daniel Davari and William Atashkadeh, five members of the Iranian diaspora in Europe have already been called up...

Ebrahimzadeh on Persepolis radar

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Mansour Ebrahimzadeh has been shortlisted for Persepolis job, the team general manager, Mohammad Ruyanian, said on Thursday. The Tehran-based club will make a new appointment after Yahya Golmohammadi’s resignation on May 8. Golmohammadi stepped down as Persepolis coach after his team lost to Sepahan in a...

A tale of two Iranian legends

FIFA – TEHRAN, This month’s Hazfi Cup final saw Persepolis and Iran fans dealt a double blow. The Tehran giants lost not only the game and thus the cup to Sepahan, but also a pair of the club’s most notable names. Mehdi Mahdavikia and Ali Karimi, whom won the AFC...

Team Melli starts training [VIDEO]

Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Iran’s national team began their preperations for the final three World Cup qualifiers in June on Tuesday. 22 players are training for the friendly match in Oman (May 22) under the guidance of Carlos Queiroz and his team, which has been strengthened with the new Finnish fitness...

Esteghlal away victory over Al Shabab in ACL [VIDEO]

AFC – DUBAI, Newly-crowned Iranian champions Esteghlal took firm control of their AFC Champions League Round of 16 match against Al Shabab Al Arabi as they scored four second-half goals for a 4-2 away victory over the United Arab Emirates club in the first leg on Wednesday. Luiz Henrique put...

ACL RD16: Al Shabab Al Arabi v Esteghlal preview

AFC – DUBAI, Al Shabab Al Arabi coach Marcos Paqueta will be without four first team regulars for Wednesday’s AFC Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie against recently crowned Iran Pro League champions Esteghlal. Play-off winners Al Shabab Al Arabi advanced to the last 16 for the first...


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