Substitute Marco Asensio made an immediate impact by scoring two early second-half goals as Real Madrid rallied to beat Juventus 3-1 in a pre-season exhibition contest on Saturday. Asensio entered the game at the start of the second half and scored less than two minutes in before adding another in the 56th minute. It was […]

Iran international winger Ramin Rezaeian has been linked with a move to Tractor Sazi. The 28-year-old player has reportedly reached an agreement with the Tabriz-based football team. He currently is a member of Belgian football club K.V. Oostende. Rezaeian was a key member of Iran national football team in the 2018 World Cup. Tractor Sazi, […]

Iran international winger Saman Ghoddos has caught the eyes of three French clubs. French trio Bordeaux, Amiens and Rennes have shown interest in signing the 24-year-old player. Manchester City’s scout has already watched the player in the match against Elfsborg. Ghoddos plays for Östersunds FK in the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s top flight. Ghoddos can play in […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Esteghlal German coach Winfried Schaefer is a shock candidate to become coach of Iraq, according to a report posted on alkass.net. The 68-year-old coach took charge of Esteghlal in early October 2017 on a two-year contract but the Qatari site has reported that he has been linked with a move to Iraq […]

 The Iranian volleyball club, Khatam Ardakan, won Thailand’s representative in the quarterfinal and earned the ticket to the semifinal of 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship. Iranian squad faced Thailand’s Nakhonratchasima The Mall on Saturday and gained a 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-17) victory. 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship kicked off on July 31 in […]

Barcelona announced Friday that they had reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal in a deal reportedly worth 30 million euros ($35 million). “FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Arturo Vidal,” said Barcelona on their website. “The agreement is for the […]

TEHRAN – Al Duhail captain Karim Boudiaf has reportedly missed the vital match against Persepolis in the first leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-final. Boudiaf suffered a knee injury in the match against Al Rayyan in Sheikh Jassim Cup and limped off the field just after four minutes. Al Duhail lost to Al Rayyan […]

TEHRAN – Iran coach Carlos Queiroz is among the candidates to replace Shin Tae-yong in South Korea national football team. Hyundai scion Chung Mong-gyu has handed over $3.5 million of his own money to hire South Korea’s new football coach, in an outlandish attempt to turn the team’s fortunes around. Chung, president of the Korea […]

Iran’s Esteghlal Khuzestan General Manager Amir Soltani says Younes Delfi will soon leave the club to join PSV Eindhoven. The 18-year-old winger will join PSV on a 550,000 euros deal, Soltani said. Delfi had been also linked with a move to Turkey’s Besiktas in the summer transfer window. He represented Iran at the 2017 FIFA […]

UEFA extended former France international Samir Nasri’s doping ban from six to 18 months on Wednesday over the intravenous drip treatment he received at a Los Angeles clinic in 2016. The 31-year-old, who is currently without a club, was suspended for six months in February after taking a multi-vitamin booster in contravention of World Anti-Doping […]