West Ham United this week sent a scout to the game between Arsenal and Östersund to get a lowdown on Saman Ghoddos, according to reports in the Swedish media. The OFK forward has impressed this season, and last summer he was linked with a move to Queens Park Rangers. Fotboll Direkt report West Ham was […]

Celtic has shown interest in signing Iranian international striker Sardar Azmoun. The Rubin Kazan striker had been linked with English clubs but the 23-year-old player had said he will choose his next club after the 2018 World Cup. The Scottish Sun has reported that Azmoun is a target of Celtic and there is a possible […]

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun says that they are not underdogs in the 2018 World Cup and have a chance to qualify for the second round. Team Melli have been drawn along with one-time World Cup champions Spain, UEFA titleholders Portugal and Morocco in Group B. Carlos Queiroz’s men will kick off the competition with a […]

TEHRAN – Branko Ivankovic says the football match between Iranian giants Persepolis and Esteghlal is the biggest derby in Asia. Iran Professional League (IPL) leaders Persepolis will face Esteghlal on Thursday and a win against the arch-rivals will steer them to the title for the second successive year. The Croat says it can be considered […]

TEHRAN – FIFA President Gianni Infantino will show off his skills in a futsal match with the former Iranian stars in Tehran. The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has invited Sepp Blatter’s successor to come to Tehran on Thursday. The FIFA President will share the pitch with some Iranian football luminaries – including […]

TEHRAN – Alireza Faghani has been appointed to take charge of Thursday’s Tehran derby between Esteghlal and Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium. The Referee Committee of Iran Football Federation announced on Monday that Faghani will officiate the match. He will be assisted by Reza Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Mansouri in the derby. Esteghlal and Persepolis have […]

Ali Pakdaman from Iran claimed a bronze medal at the World Cup Sabre de Wolodyjowski 2018 on Saturday. He started the campaign with a 15-7 win over Miklos Pech from Hungary. Pakdaman beat Russian Dmitriy Danilenko 15-13 and defeated his compatriot Motaba Abedini 15-7 in his third match. Pakdaman beat Hungarian Andras Szatmari 15-11 but […]

Iran National Paralympic Committee has announced the team for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. The country will be represented by five athletes in the prestigious event. Elaheh Gholi-Fallah and Abolfazl Khatibi are Nordic skiers and Sedigheh Rouzbeh, Hossein Soleghani and Pouria Khalil Tash will represent Iran in snowboard. The Iranian team will be headed […]

Persepolis striker Ali Alipour started his 2018 AFC Champions League campaign in style and his side will rely on him to replicate his league form on the continental stage to fire them to glory. Persepolis’ run to the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final introduced Asian football fans to striker Mehdi Taremi who finished the campaign […]

Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira, better known as Toni, reflects on great times at Tractor Sazi Tabriz and playing in the AFC Champions League. Tractor Sazi had achieved its highest-ever finish in the Iran Professional League in the 2011-12 season, ending the campaign as runner-up, a single point behind champions Sepahan, which meant the club would […]