ran’s Persepolis football team has moved down two places to 165 at the Club World Ranking. The Reds dropped two places at the ranking but remained as the best Iranian football team with 3582 points. Persepolis’ arch rival Esteghlal has moved up one place to 196 with 3152. Zob Ahan is the third Iranian club […]

 Iranian futsal goalkeeper Farzaneh Tavasoli has been nominated for the Best Female Goalkeeper in the World. UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018 has announced the nominees for best futsal goalkeeper of the world and the name of Iran’s national futsal team member Tavasoli is seen among others. She will compete for the award with Ana Catarina Silva […]

Defending champions Iran learned their opponents at the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand. Team Melli will begin title defense against Oman and Iraq in Group D following the official draw in Pattaya, Thailand on Monday. Fifteen teams, three more than the inaugural edition in 2017, will battle to be crowned champions next March. Host […]

Persepolis striker Ali Alipour has been reportedly linked with a move to South Korea’s Suwon Bluewings. Alipour, who has 18 months remaining on his contract, has been a key player for Persepolis in the past years, helping the team win back-to-back Iran Professional League (IPL) titles. He also qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League […]

 The long-serving member of Team Melli Jalal Hosseini officially bid farewell to his international football career. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Hosseini announced his retirement from national duty and appreciated all the fans and coaches for their support during these years. He made 116 appearances for Iran national football team in 11 years, scoring […]

 Iran fell short against Australia at the FIBA World Cup qualifier’s fifth and penultimate window. Australia booked a place at the 2019 Basketball World Cup in China after defeating Iran 76-47 in Melbourne on Friday. In a rematch of the 2017 Asia Cup final, the Australian team again came out on top with a dominant […]

Iran’s Alireza Faghani received the AFC Referees Special Award 2018 at the 2018 AFC Annual Awards in Muscat on Wednesday. Faghani has taken charge of a number of high-profile games in Asia and is up there among the best in the world. The 2018 edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia was Faghani’s second […]

Australia basketball coach Andrejs Lemanis praised the Iranian basketball team, saying Iran is a “proud basketball nation”. Team Melli will meet Australia on Friday at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena in the FIBA World Cup qualifier’s fifth and penultimate window. Iran currently is second in Group F with a 6-2 record, behind Australia (7-1) and above […]

Iran’s Aliasghar Hasanzadeh was named the 2018 AFC Futsal Player of the Year, winning the prestigious honor for the fourth time. “I am very pleased with this award. This will give me more power, more desire to do even better next year. This reminds me that I cannot stop, I must continue to give my […]

Nottingham Forest coach Aitor Karanka says Karim Ansarifard should be full of confidence following his international exploits with Iran. The former Olympiacos player is yet to get a proper taste of the action with Nottingham Forest – but Karanka believes he is mentally and physically prepared. Ansarifard made his second appearance for his new club, […]