TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer says Zob Ahan are a difficult team to beat but they fight for victory against them. Just five days after claiming Iran’s Hazfi Cup title, Esteghlal will meet domestic rivals Zob Ahan for the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 at the Foolad Shahr […]

Al Jazira snatched an important last-minute goal to edge out Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis 3-2 in the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Monday. The Iranian side looked to dominate from the start but Al Jazira succeeded in keeping them at bay for most of the first half, but Persepolis forward Ali […]

 With 21 goals for the Dutch professional football club AZ Alkmaar, Iran international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh has capped off the season as the top scorer in the Eredivisie league. The Iranian star playing winger for AZ Alkmaar capped off the season with a hat-trick in the 88th minute to seal a 6-0 win against PEC Zwolle, […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic feels his side are in a good position for the match against Al Jazira in the AFC Champions League. The UAE’s Al Jazira will host 2017 semi-finalist Persepolis in the first leg of the Round of 16 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Monday. “We can’t be arrogant but […]

Messages of support poured in for Alex Ferguson after the legendary former Manchester United manager was left fighting for his life following emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage on Saturday. News of his operation was made public by his old club, with a United statement cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the 76-year-old, the most […]

TEHRAN – Vicente Del Bosque says Spain national football team must be wary of Iran in the 2018 World Cup. Spain have been drawn in the competition’s Group B along with Iran, Portugal and Morocco. Del Bosque says Iran should not be taken for granted in the World Cup. “As we know, Carlos Queiroz has […]

 Hiroyuki Kimura has been named as referee of the UAE’s Al Jazira and Persepolis of Iran match in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 first-leg. The match has been scheduled to take place at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Monday. The Japanese referee will be assisted […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal head coach Winfried Schaefer says that they are going to shine at the AFC Champions League after winning Iran’s Hazfi Cup title. Esteghlal claimed the Hazfi Cup for a record seventh time on Thursday in Khorramshahr. The Iranian giants edged past Khooneh be Khooneh 1-0 thanks to Mame Baba Thiam’s 35th minute goal. […]

After more than three years of qualifying suspense, Asia’s best 24 teams finally discovered their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Group Stage challengers on Friday. In a grand spectacle at the United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa, hosts UAE, who were positioned in first place in Group A, will kick-off Asia’s most prestigious tournament against Bahrain […]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho took aim at his players for not having the required desire in a 1-0 defeat to Brighton on Friday that secured the Seagulls’ place in the Premier League next season. Just over two weeks ahead of the FA Cup final against his old club Chelsea, United boss Mourinho made six […]