TEHRAN – Saudi Arabian football club Al Taawoun are interested in hiring Persepolis current coach Branko Ivankovic. According to Arriyadiyah.com, Al Taawoun are reluctant to renew Jose Gomez’s contract following disagreement on the Portuguese coach’s assistants. Al Taawoun finished in seventh place in Saudi Arabia Professional League, 22 points adrift of leaders Al Hilal. In […]

Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez won his sixth consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday despite being dropped from pole position to fourth on the starting grid by a qualifying penalty. The Spanish Honda rider won by 3.5 seconds from compatriot Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) over 20 laps of the 3.426-mile (5.513km), 20-corner […]

 TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a late win over Paykan in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, while Persepolis lost to Zob Ahan in the penultimate game of Iran Professional League (IPL) season on Sunday. Esteghlal edged past Paykan 3-2 thanks to Omid Ebrahimi’s late goal. Arman Ghasemi put the visiting team ahead in the 13th minute […]

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly one of five clubs in the UK to have been credited with an interest in Sardar Azmoun this summer – who has been dubbed the ‘Iranian Messi’. Azmoun, who plays for Rubin Kazan in Russia, has scored four goals at domestic level this season. The 23-year-old has a much more impressive […]

Cameroon have attracted Iran current coach Carlos Queiroz, former France coach Raymond Domenech and German World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus among the more than 70 coaches who have applied to lead the African champions. The former Manchester United assistant coach, who led Iran to back-to-back World Cups, has been also linked with Uzbekistan job. Queiroz […]

Roma warmed up for next week’s Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past SPAL 3-0 on Saturday but AC Milan’s European hopes took a knock with a shock 1-0 defeat against tailenders Benevento. Benevento had earned their first ever Serie A point last December in Naples in Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso’s first game in […]

TEHRAN – Ex-Iran captain Javad Nekounam has been reportedly nominated as a candidate to coach Iran U23 football team. Iran, a powerhouse of the Asian football, has not been in the Olympics since the 1976 games in Munich. The team is without a coach since parting company with Amirhossein Peyrovani. Nekounam currently coaches Iran’s first […]

Almost every nation have now unveiled their home and away kits for the 2018 World Cup, but Iran’s kit has not been unveiled yet. The new design, which has been published on some Iranian social media, resembles undershirt, however Iran Football Federation has not confirmed that, TeamIran.net reported. With less than two months left until […]

English Premier League winner Manchester City has shown interest in signing Iranian Daniel Arzani but Melbourne City believes its club is the right place for the youngster to flourish. With Manchester City, five other clubs under the group’s umbrella and various loan partnerships open to Arzani, theworldgame.sbs.com.au reported. “It’s safe to assume he’ll be here […]

Tractor Sazi football club will extend contract with Ertugrul Saglam, despite parting company with its General Manager Mostafa Ajorloo. Ajorloo was sacked Tuesday night by Board of Directors of the Iranian football club following poor results in Iran Professional League and AFC Champions League. In January, the 48-year-old coach penned a deal with the Tabriz-based […]