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We Don’t Want Ashkan Dejagah to Miss World Cup: Aitor Karanka 17 Mar 2018

We Don’t Want Ashkan Dejagah to Miss World Cup: Aitor Karanka

Nottingham Forest coach Aitor Karanka says they don’t want to take a risk with Ashkan Dejagah who is recovering from a foot injury. Dejagah only signed a short-term deal until the end of the season when he joined as a free agent during the January window – but Karanka saw enough of him on the […]

Coaching Italy would be extraordinary – Mancini 17 Mar 2018

Coaching Italy would be extraordinary – Mancini

Zenit St Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini has revealed in an emotional interview how coaching his native Italy would be “extraordinary”. Mancini, 53, is among the favourites to lead the four-time World Cup winners, with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and former Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti also being touted as candidates. “When you’re abroad you always […]

FIFA gives VAR green light for World Cup, lifts 30-year Iraq ban 17 Mar 2018

FIFA gives VAR green light for World Cup, lifts 30-year Iraq ban

Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday. “We are going to have in 2018, for the first time, a World Cup with VAR,” said Infantino after a meeting of the FIFA […]

Team Melli unchanged in FIFA rankings 16 Mar 2018

Team Melli unchanged in FIFA rankings

TEHRAN – Team Melli remained unchanged in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. The Iranian national football team, who still are the best Asian football team, remain 33rd on the list with 792 points. Australia (740), Japan (593) and South Korea (554) are the best Asian teams in the rankings after Iran. Iran’s opponents […]

Sarmayeh Bank win Iranian Volleyball Super League 16 Mar 2018

Sarmayeh Bank win Iranian Volleyball Super League

TEHRAN – For the third year in a row, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran claimed the title of the Iranian Volleyball Super League on Wednesday. Sarmayeh Bank defeated Khatam Ardakan 3-1 (25-21, 25-13, 22-25, 25-20) in the final match and lifted the trophy. The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the […]

Iran’s national football team remains top in Asia in latest FIFA ranking 15 Mar 2018

Iran’s national football team remains top in Asia in latest FIFA ranking

The national football team of Iran (Team Melli) stands at 33 and first place in the world and Asia respectively. According to the official website of FIFA, Team Melli maintained and defended its title as the first and undisputed football team in Asian continent. Under the tutelage of Carlos Queiroz, Team Melli managed to win […]

Magical Messi will never leave Barcelona – Conte 15 Mar 2018

Magical Messi will never leave Barcelona – Conte

Antonio Conte said he believed Lionel Messi will remain at Barcelona for the rest of his playing days after watching the Argentine maestro destroy Chelsea’s Champions League hopes. Messi, 30, scored twice and set up a goal for Ousmane Dembele as Barca beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday for a 4-1 aggregate […]

Queiroz offered Iran contract extension, says source 15 Mar 2018

Queiroz offered Iran contract extension, says source

Carlos Queiroz has been offered a contract extension to remain as head coach of Iran beyond the World Cup finals in Russia, a source close to the Portuguese coach has told to Reuters. Queiroz, who qualified the country for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 and will lead the nation again in Russia this […]

Carlos Queiroz Names Iran Squad for Sierra Leone Friendly 14 Mar 2018

Carlos Queiroz Names Iran Squad for Sierra Leone Friendly

Carlos Queiroz has named his 22-man Iran squad for a friendly match against Sierra Leone. The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the game has been scheduled for March 17. Team Melli will play the African team as part of Preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where the Persian have […]

Iranian Team Heads to FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup 14 Mar 2018

Iranian Team Heads to FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Iran men’s artistic gymnastics team traveled to the Azerbaijan Republic to participate at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. The competition will be held at Baku’s National Gymnastics Arena for the third time on March 15-18, with 102 athletes from 25 countries taking part in the event. A total of six gymnasts namely, Saeed Reza […]