March 19, 2024

Atletico Madrid request to play friendly against an Iranian club

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Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Spanish side Atletico Madrid has sent a letter to the Iran League Organization asking to play a friendly match against an Iranian club in Tehran.

“We have forwarded this email to all 16 teams competing in the Iran Pro League. The deadline is October 22 and according to the terms of this email the volunteer team should pay €1.5 million in addition to travel expenses of the Spanish team to Iran”, Head of Iran’s League Organization Mehdi Taj told reporters.

Atletico Madrid won the La Liga last season for the first time since 1996 beating favorites Real Madrid and Barcelona. They have also won the Spanish Super Cup beating Real Madrid 2-1 on aggregate. Los Rojiblancos also finished as runner ups in last season’s Champions League after suffering 4-1 defeat against Real Madrid.