AFC Asian Cup: Five-star Iran down Yemen
Iran national football team started their AFC Asian Cup campaign with a 5-0 win over debutants Yemen at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on Monday. Mehdi Taremi scored Iran’s first goal after Yemen goalkeeper failed to save Sardar Azmoun’s shot from outside the box and the Al-Gharafa forward took the […]
Asian Cup: Iran not to underestimate debutants Yemen
Iran won’t make the mistake of underestimating Yemen while the tournament debutants won’t be overawed when facing one of the Continent’s biggest teams in their AFC Asian Cup Group D opener at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Monday. Iran are chasing a fourth AFC Asian Cup title, but their first since 1976, while Yemen […]
Biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup kicks off with host UAE taking on Bahrain
The Asian Football Confederation’s continental competitions, which is the biggest-ever in terms of the number of national football teams present in this edition, kicked off in UAE Sat. with host UAE taking on Bahrain. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup kicked off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday evening January 5 and will wrap […]
Iranian legends Daei, Mahdavikia attend AFC Asian Cup opening ceremony
Iranian football legendries Ali Daei and Mehdi Mahdavikia attended the opening ceremony of 2019 AFC Asian Cup Saturday night. The 2019 Asian Cup got under way at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. Among those in attendance were FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, Crown Prince of Dubai. There were […]
Sheikh Salman hands out ‘AFC Referees Special Award’ to Iranian referees
Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, the president of Asian Football Confederation, presented ‘AFC Referees Special Award’ of 2018 to world-class Iranian referees. In a ceremony held on Friday on the sideline of AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the AFC chief presented Alireza Faghani, Reza Sokhandan, and Mohammadreza Mansouri with their ‘AFC Referees […]
Former AC Milan player signs with Tractor Sazi
Kevin Constant, former AC Milan midfielder has signed a 3.5-year contract with Iran’s Tractor Sazi FC on Friday in Istanbul. According to reports, the 31-year-old defensive midfielder has moved to the Tabriz-based club for €5 million. The French-Guinea national began representing the French U-17 squad in 2004 but in 2007, played for the senior football […]
Team Melli partake at Asian Cup with boosted confidence
The 2018 World Cup’s performance has boosted Iran national football team confidence, Team Melli defensive midfielder Omid Ebrahimi says. Ebrahimi, 31, stole the show in the 2018 World Cup in Russia where Team Melli narrowly missed the chance to reach the knockout phase. Iran defeated Morocco 1-0, lost to Spain 1-0 and drew 1-1 with […]
Iran’s Esteghlal to Have Winter Training Camp in Qatar
Iranian football club Esteghlal is set to have its winter training camp in Doha, Qatar. According to the team’s website, the Blues will fly to Qatar on Sunday to hold their camp from January 6 to 20 in Doha. Esteghlal will be preparing for the second half of the Iran Professional League (IPL) season. Esteghlal […]
Tractor Sazi Striker Anthony Stokes Returns to Iran
Tractor Sazi’s Irish striker Anthony Stokes returned to Iran Thursday morning. The 30-year-old forward had left Tractor Sazi football team in late November due to personal issues but later announced that he would return to Tabriz. Stokes, who played for Republic of Ireland from 2007 to 2014, scored 10 goals in 11 matches for the […]
Yemen dream of beating Iran in Asian Cup: coach
Yemen national football team coach Jan Kocian says they can dream of victory over Iran in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup opener. The Middle Eastern side, the lowest-ranked team in the competition at 135th in the world, begin their Group D campaign next Monday against Iran, the continent’s top team at 29th, at the Mohamed […]











































