{"id":34560,"date":"2018-12-19T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=34560"},"modified":"2018-12-19T08:34:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T16:34:27","slug":"alireza-beiranvand-wants-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-cristiano-ronaldo-and-make-his-name-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/12\/19\/alireza-beiranvand-wants-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-cristiano-ronaldo-and-make-his-name-in-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Alireza Beiranvand wants to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and make his name in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Irish Sun – DUBLIN, Iran\u2019s No1 slept rough as he tried to make it in football, then caught the eye with his gigantic throws this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s No1 slept rough as he tried to make it in football, then caught the eye with his gigantic throws.<\/p>\n

Now he is determined to play in England after putting himself on the global stage in Russia over the summer after his hard work studying spot-kicks paid off.<\/p>\n

Beiranvand said: \u201cAfter the World Cup I decided that I want to leave Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had offers from European clubs, Chinese clubs and from Gulf countries but obviously the Premier League is the best in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cEdwin van der Sar is the ideal goalkeeper from the Premier League. And as a club, Liverpool\u2019s culture and tradition has absorbed me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw Russia as a window to to the world and everyone will be watching.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to prove myself in important games and if we made it to the knockout stage I could have shown more and more talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guided by ex-Manchester United coach Carlos Queiroz, Iran went close to getting out of their group by beating Morocco then getting a draw against Portugal thanks to Beiranvand\u2019s heroics.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old\u2019s 80m throws are all over the internet – but saving Ronaldo\u2019s penalty put him on the world stage and he says it was no fluke after putting in the hours watching his spot-kicks.<\/p>\n

Beiranvand said: \u201cI studied the last few penalty kicks that he took, including his one in the Champions League against Juventus in the last minutes and the one against Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe normally always put them high. I looked at his feet.<\/p>\n

“I noticed in his eyes he always looks at the goalkeepers legs and whether the left or the right one moves first – so I waited and waited to see where he put his left leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always want to be the cause of my team getting a result, even if we win 1-0 and I\u2019ve not scored the goal but I can be the man of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore that game I went through everything beforehand with Carlos Queiroz and the coaches, they said picture it my head, like everything is a movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beiranvand is now hoping the plot-line of his career takes him to England.<\/p>\n

He has an agreement with his club Persepolis that he can leave in January and Iran\u2019s ranking means a work permit should not be a problem.<\/p>\n

And it would mark an amazing rise for Beiranvand after growing up in a nomadic tribe in Iran.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI came from south-west Iran in a special tribe that moved around for the better life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about cattle and was a simple agricultural life. We lived in tents and was always listening to the radio for football<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid I always wants to be involved in football but it was a pure accident that I was a keeper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beiranvand moved to Tehran to study and even slept rough outside his training ground as he tried to make his way in football.<\/p>\n

He started as a striker but injury to a goalkeeper saw him go in goal and he hasn\u2019t looked back.<\/p>\n

His gigantic throw is said to come from a local game called Dal Paran that involved chucking stones long-distance.<\/p>\n

Beiranvand said: \u201cI\u2019m lucky because it is one of the weapons I have. I can start counter-attacks as I can be very precise.<\/p>\n

“If the coach wants us to build from the back then I can use my feet but it is always a different option. The last time it was measured it was 75m to 80m.\u201d<\/p>\n

His throws are captured on YouTube, while his penalty save against Ronaldo has also made him a star.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the World Cup the expectations from people came more and more and I also became more noticed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd because of this, to stay at the top I worked even harder. It made me more confident and I transferred it to the Asian Champions League.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next stop is England, if Beiranvand follows his own script.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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