Head of Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj says Team Melli will play a friendly match with Sierra Leone on March 17. The African minnow sit in 97th place in FIFA rankings while Iran are the best Asian football team and 33rd in the world. The match will take place […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran were held to a 2-2 draw by Al Ain of the UAE in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League in Group D. Omar Abdulrahman left-footed shot from the left side of the box was saved by Esteghlal goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini in the 31st minute. Seven minutes into […]

Iran’s Esteghlal are going to maintain its lead at top of Group D when the team faces Al Ain of the UAE on Tuesday in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League. Esteghlal moved two points clear at the top of group following their 1-0 win over Al Hilal two weeks ago. The Iranian giant […]

 Iran’s Esteghlal football team’s head coach Winfried Schafer says he has not been offered new contract yet. On 2 October 2017, Schafer signed his official contract with Esteghlal until the end of the season. Schafer has yet to sign a new contract. “It’s really out of my hands. My agents have offers from the other […]

Tehran: A five-minute double salvo earned Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis a solid 2-0 win over UAE’s Al Wasl in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League Group C at Azadi Stadium on Monday. Farshad Ahmadzadeh handed Persepolis the lead in the 36th minute after Hossein Mahini’s long throw-in was headed by captain Jalal Hosseini […]

UAE’s Al Jazira and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Tractor Sazi Tabriz played out a goalless draw at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League Group A tie on Monday. Ehsan Pahlevan had the most dangerous chance of the game three minutes after the restart after he was sent through on […]

TEHRAN – Iran have learned their fate at the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship Thailand 2018 on Monday. The tournament’s official draw took place at the AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. Iran have been drawn in Group D along with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in an all Central Asian affair. Thailand, who finished third in 2015, will play […]

TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team finished in second place in the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championship on Sunday. The Iranian team won three gold medals, one silver and two bronzes in the competition held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On Saturday, Ezzatollah Akbari built up a commanding 5-0 lead before Uzbekistan’s Rashid Kurbanov defaulted with a knee injury […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says the match against Al Wasl of the UAE is a must-win game for them. There is a lot of pressure on Ivankovic’s shoulders after losing 1-0 to Esteghlal in Tehran derby on Thursday. Persepolis will host Al Wasl in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Group C of the AFC […]

TEHRAN – AZ Alkmaar ace Alireza Jahanbaksh has been sidelined for a while with a hamstring injury on Saturday. The Iranian international winger suffered the injury in the 2-1 win against Excelsior that will likely keep him sidelined for four weeks. “Jahanbakhsh’s injury does not look good.  We are unsure about the extent of his […]