World Cup: Andres Cunha to Officiate Iran v Spain
Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha has been chosen to officiate the match between Iran and Spain in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. The match has been scheduled for Wednesday in Kazan’s Arena Kazan. With his Fifa license, Cunha has taken charge of games all over South America, including huge matches in the Copa Libertadores […]
Kane relief as last-gasp England escape with Tunisia win
Harry Kane said he hopes World Cup officiating will improve after rescuing England with two goals in a last-gasp 2-1 victory over a physical Tunisia side on Monday. Kane got England out of jail with an injury-time winner at the Volgograd Arena to ensure Gareth Southgate’s side claimed all three points from their opening Group […]
Martinez delighted with Belgian start as Lukaku sinks Panama
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez hailed his side’s attitude after they overcame a difficult first half to beat Panama 3-0 in their opening World Cup game on Monday. A superb Dries Mertens strike just after the break and a Romelu Lukaku brace sealed an ultimately comfortable win for the Belgians in the Group G encounter in […]
Iran’s Cheshmi loses 2018 World Cup
Iranian national defender midfielder Rouzbeh Cheshmi suffered an injury during Team Melli’s training session on Sunday and cannot play for Iran during 2018 World Cup anymore. Iran’s medical team immediately checked his injury and later decided that he cannot attend Team Melli’s next matches, meaning that he is sidelined for at least 4 weeks. His […]
Iran’s Faghani atop referees at World Cup
According to ratetheref.net, a referee ranking website, Iranian international referee Alireza Faghani has gained 4.84 points from 2564 votes and tops other referees of the 2018 World Cup till date. The performance of Faghani and his two Iranian assists, namely Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Reza Monsouri, in Germany-Mexico match was praised by both the public […]
England seek World Cup exorcism as Belgium expects
England open their World Cup campaign on Monday with manager Gareth Southgate seeking to banish memories of dismal recent finals performances while Belgium’s “Golden Generation” kick off as dark horse challengers. England, winners on football’s biggest stage more than half a century ago, crashed out without a win four years in Brazil, and haven’t won […]
USA wins Iran 3-0: VNL
Iran’s national volleyball team lost the match 3-0 to USA at the fourth week of Volleyball Men’s Nation League (VNL). The match was held in Chicago on Monday morning and Kolakovic’s men couldn’t earn a point. Iran didn’t stun the spectators and lost the match in three straight sets (29-27, 25-20, 26-24). Milad Ebadipour and […]
Sporting companies should not be directly involved in politics: Adidas CEO
The CEO of Adidas Kasper Rørsted said that it would be wrong for sporting companies to be directly engaged in politics. The Danish CEO of adidas told RT on Saturday that it’s important for his company and others to realize they’re in the business of sport, not politics. He went on to explain that the […]
Germany and Brazil roll into the World Cup
Brazil star Neymar will make his World Cup bow on Sunday as the five-time champions kick off quest for redemption while holders Germany launch their bid for back-to-back titles. Four years after injury cut short his World Cup, before Brazil suffered a humiliating 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany, Neymar is once again spearheading his country’s […]
Iran earn late win over Morocco
ST PETERSBURG, Russia – Iran national football team defeated Morocco 1-0 thanks to an own goal from Aziz Bouhaddouz here in injury time in Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday. Bouhaddouzm who came off the bench as Ayoub El Kaabi’s replacement, headed the ball into his own goal from a free-kick. […]











































