Team Melli midfielder and captain Ashkan Dejagah believes that the match against Oman on Sunday will be tough because the Reds are ‘highly motivated’. The two team will lock horns AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Round of 16 clash at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi at 9:00 PM local time. “I think […]

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj has warned Team Melli Coach Carlos Queiroz to only discuss technical issues of the team after the Portuguese coach accused Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Massoud Soltanifar of ordering the federation not to extend his contract at the end of the 2019 AFC […]

 Iran national football team forward Sardar Azmoun has played down his side’s tag as ‘one of the favorites to win the AFC Asian Cup’ underway in the UAE. Team Melli are going to bring an end to 43-year title drought in the competition but the striker believes that the fans’ expectations could make life difficult […]

 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees’ Committee has selected César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos to officiate the match between Iran and Oman. Team Melli will meet Oman in Round of 16 of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on Sunday. The Mexican professional football referee has been […]

Iran star Alireza Jahanbakhsh criticized the way that Iraqi players performed against Iran in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Team Melli, the first-ranked football team in Asia, were held to a goalless draw by Iraq at a packed Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday but advanced to the Round of 16 as the Group D […]

Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz says the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will start for Team Melli from now on. The three-time champion sealed top spot in Group D following a 0-0 draw with Iraq on Wednesday, edging the West Asian on goal difference after both team finished on seven points. Team Melli […]

Iraq national football team head coach Srecko Katanec says the draw result between Iraq and Iran was a fair result. Iraq and Iran shared the spoils Wednesday night but the Iranian team sealed top spot of Group D on a better goal difference. The Lions of Mesopotamia set to meet the winner of Group E […]

Iran national football team sealed top spot in Group D of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 after playing to a 0-0 draw with Iraq at a packed Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday. As group winner, Iran will play the third-placed team from either Group B, E or F in Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin […]

 Iranian striker Shahab Zahedi has joined South Korea’s Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC. The official website of Korean club announced Wednesday that former Iran’s Persepolis striker has signed a contract with the club without providing further details of his contract. The 24-year-old striker is capable of playing as both a striker and a winger. 187-centimeter tall […]

National Greco-Roman wrestling teams of Iran and China will start a joint training camp in Tehran this week. The Chinese team, comprised of 15 wrestlers and coaches, will arrive in Tehran on Wednesday for doing preparation ahead of International Takhti Cup in Iran. The two teams will conduct joint training sessions before departing to Khuzestan […]