The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory Weekly Post described Spain as being in the best position to win the FIFA World Cup 2018 title. Spain has been drawn with Iran, Portugal and Morocco in Group B. The 23 Spanish footballers, most fielded in the qualification stage, have on an average played 81.1% […]

Liverpool booked a Champions League final meeting with Real Madrid after beating Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals on Wednesday despite losing a breathless second leg at the Stadio Olimpico. After a 5-2 first-leg win last week, a 4-2 defeat on the night could not prevent the five-time champions from reaching their first final […]

Pair of goals from Karim Benzema and superb goalkeeping from Keylor Navas was just enough to send Real Madrid to a fourth Champions League final in five years thanks to a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday night at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. The French striker scored […]

Liverpool return to the scene of two of their most famous European triumphs amid tight security ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg clash in Rome. Jurgen Klopp’s side are on the brink of reaching the final of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since 2007 as they look to defend a […]

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 […]