Iran national football team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand says they are ready to end the Team Melli’s 43-year title drought in the AFC Asian Cup. The last of Iran’s three triumphs in the AFC Asian Cup was in 1976, meaning that it will be 43 years since the Persians last won the title by the time […]

The Spanish giants are aiming to secure their third successive global title, but must overcome the United Arab Emirates outfit Real Madrid can become the most successful side in the history of the Club World Cup when they face off against Al Ain in the 2018 final. The Liga giants are the reigning champions and are […]

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj has said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used in the country’s league. The decision has been made after the refereeing mistakes increased in Iran Professional League (IPL) over the past few months, Taj said. “It will be initially tested in four stadiums, namely […]

Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz believes that Team Melli will have its best performance at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Iran has been drawn in group D along with Iraq, Yemen and Vietnam. “Eight years ago, when I came to Iran, we faced challenges and issues. Now eight years later, we are […]

India national team head coach Stephen Constantine says he turned down a request from Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz for a friendly match between the two sides ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019. India will make an appearance in the Asian Cup at the United Arab Emirates after missing out on the 2015 edition […]

 Iran midfielder Ashkan Dejagah believes that Team Melli can end their 43-year title drought in the AFC Asian Cup. The last of Iran’s three triumphs in the AFC Asian Cup was in 1976, meaning that it will be 43 years since Team Melli last won the title by the time the action in UAE 2019 […]

Alireza Beiranvand and Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Iran have been nominated for the Best Footballer of Asia Award by Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia. Beiranvand was a standout in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The goalkeeper starred as Team Melli came close to getting out of a tough group containing Spain, Portugal and Morocco. […]

Iranian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Masoud Soltanifar has confirmed that the country’s most popular football teams Esteghlal and Persepolis will be ceded to the private sector by auction. The government cabinet has agreed abandoning the two big cultural-sport companies to the private sector, Soltanifar said. The long awaited privatization of the clubs will […]

 Iran won the silver medal of team overall category at 2018 UIAA Ice Climbing World Combined Championships, in Russia. The overall results of the Iranian ice climbers in the event led to the team’s finishing second after Russia. Iran was represented by Mohsen Beheshti Rad, Mohammadreza Safdarian Korouyeh, Shabnam Asadi, and Zeinabkobra Moosavi. Also, in […]

 Reza Salehi Amiri, President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), met with his Croatian counterpart Zlatko Mateša on Saturday. In a meeting which was held at the Croatian Olympic Committee (COO) headquarters, both sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in sports fields. Salehi Amiri was accompanied by Iranian Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia […]