TEHRAN – Iranian Marítimo goalkeeper Amir Abedzadeh admits he ‘dreams’ of playing for Real Madrid. The 25-year-old goalkeeper is the son of former Iranian national team goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh. “My main goal is playing in Spain especially for Real Madrid. I’ve always liked to play for the Galacticos since I was a child. I […]

TEHRAN – Ex-Persepolis and Sepahan coach has been named as new head coach of Iran U23 football team on Sunday. The 62-year-old Croatian coach has also coached Croatia and Montenegro national football teams. Ex-Iran captains Javad Nekounam and Ali Karimi, Foolad coach Sirous Pourmousavai and former Iran assistant Omid Namazi were also among the candidates […]

TEHRAN – Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran football teams won promotion to the Iranian Professional League (IPL) on Sunday. Naft Masjed Soleyman drew 2-2 with Mes Rafsanjan and won the Azadegan League, also known as League 1, with 65 points in Masjed Soleyman’s Behnam Mahmoudi Stadium. Nassaji Mazandaran also defeated Rah Ahan 6-0 in […]

TEHRAN – Iranian gymnast Mehdi Olfati secured a quota place for this year’s Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Iranian athlete participated at the 15th Junior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships and booked his place in YOG on Day Two of the competition. The 15th Junior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships started in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta on […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran has long been a powerhouse nation in Asia, but remarkably it’s been 42 years since Team Melli won the AFC Asian Cup, winning the last of their three titles on home soil in 1976. As the number one ranked team in Asia, expectations are high in Iran that 2019 might […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan football team finished in second place in the 2018 Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The Isfahan based team edged past Naft Tehran 1-0 in Tehran’s Takhti Stadium. Zob Ahan Brazilian striker Kiros Stanlley Soares Ferraz scored the winner in the 28th minute. Also, Esteghlal beat Sepahan 1-0 in Isfahan and […]

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup draw will take place on May 4 at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the UAE. Based on the FIFA rankings from April, the seedings have been confirmed. There will be four pots of six countries, with one country from each pot forming the six groups at the final tournament in […]

Zinedine Zidane says Real Madrid must heed the lessons from their Juventus scare in order to finish off Bayern Munich in next Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, return leg. Real took a step closer to a third straight European title after Marco Asensio hit the winner in a 2-1 first-leg come-back victory in Munich on Wednesday. […]

TEHRAN – Head of Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj said Team Melli’s kit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be unveiled in the friendly match against Uzbekistan. Iran national football team will meet Uzbekistan in a warm-up match as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. The […]

 Iran football team will be the first participant to arrive in for the 2018 World Cup, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko told reporters. On Monday, Moscow hosted a meeting to discuss the Russian cities’ readiness to receive national teams taking part in the World Cup. “Iran team will become the first to arrive in Russia […]