Chelsea finally got their man on Saturday with Maurizio Sarri succeeding Antonio Conte as manager on a three-year deal after the conclusion of protracted negotiations over compensation. The 59-year-old former Napoli head coach becomes Roman Abramovich’s ninth full-time manager in his 15 years as owner (with interim bosses that rises to 13) less than 24 […]

A month on and 63 games later, the 2018 World Cup reaches its climax on Sunday as a young France side spearheaded by Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann look to win the trophy for the second time when they take on Croatia in Moscow. It is a final very few people could have anticipated four […]

France play Croatia in the World Cup final at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. Here is each team’s path to the showpiece match. France Group stage France had a helping hand from the video assistant referee (VAR) in their World Cup opener and a dash of good fortune when Paul Pogba’s effort deflected off Australia’s […]

Liverpool have signed Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City, the English Premier League giants announced Friday. The Reds said he had signed “a long-term contract”, with British media reports saying Shaqiri had arrived at Anfield in a five-year deal for £13 million ($17 million, 15 million euros). The 26-year-old winger’s move follows Stoke’s relegation […]

Alireza Jahanbakhsh lives to play football. Born in Qazvin to the manager of a local bicycle factory and a stay-at-home mother, football was a shared love for the Jahanbakhsh family. “I come from a really big football family; my uncles, my cousins, they really love football,” the 24-year-old revealed. “One of the most amazing moments […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar has called for seven national football team players to get an exemption from their military services. Seven Iranian players namely, Sardar Azmoun, Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Beiranvand, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Majid Hosseini, Ali Gholizadeh and Mehdi Torabi have not served military service and must complete up […]

 Iranian athletes snatched four medals, including three silvers and one bronze in the first day of their participation in World Junior Wushu Championships. The competition kicked off on July 9 and will go through July 16 in Brasilia, Brazil. Young Iranian wushu athletes started their competition both in Taolu and Sanda category. Mehdi Khani collected […]

Iranian referee Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri will officiate third-place playoff match of the 2018 World Cup between England and Belgium. Showing great performance during their last 3 games, the Iranian referee team were selected by FIFA to officiate one of the two final matches of the event. Faghani officiated Germany […]

Croatia sensationally cemented their first-ever World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 extra time win over a gallant England side at Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital on Wednesday. A match that became a long battle between two teams displaying warrior spirit began with a Kieran Trippier free-kick within the first five minutes. That goal was cancelled […]

 Iran U23 football team will hold a one-week training camp in Iraq in late July. Zlatko Kranjcar’s team will fly to Iraq on July 23 and play the Iraqi team on July 25 and 27 respectively. The Iranian football team will return to Tehran on July 29 and will travel to China on Aug. 6 […]