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Iran’s futsal remains Asia’s top in latest rankings 22 May 2018

Iran’s futsal remains Asia’s top in latest rankings

Iran’s futsal team has remained at the first place in Asia and the sixth in the world with 1654 points, according to the latest Futsal World Ranking website. According to the latest rankings, Brazilian team (1935 points), Spain (1845 points) and Russia (1700 points) are ranked first to third in the world respectively. Portugal and […]

Iran primed for attempt to break group stage hoodoo 22 May 2018

Iran primed for attempt to break group stage hoodoo

The stability and pragmatism of Carlos Queiroz’s seven-year reign has firmly established Iran’s as Asia’s number one team, but the nation will go to the World Cup hoping to advance for the first time to the knockout phase. Queiroz’s side face a daunting task after being drawn to take on Morocco, Spain and Portugal. However, […]

Team Melli anthem “Eleven Stars” performed in Tehran 22 May 2018

Team Melli anthem “Eleven Stars” performed in Tehran

TEHRAN – “Eleven Stars”, the official anthem of Team Melli, Iran’s national football team, was performed by an ensemble composed of musicians from the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday evening. Vocalist Salar Aqili performed the song, whose lyrics were composed by Ehsan Afshari while Babak Zarrin put them […]

Matic says Man Utd ‘can fight for Premier League title’ with right signings 21 May 2018

Matic says Man Utd ‘can fight for Premier League title’ with right signings

Nemanja Matic says Manchester United “can fight for the title and the Champions League” if they make the right signings in the transfer window after defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup final left the Old Trafford trophy cabinet bare. Jose Mourinho’s team lost Saturday’s showpiece at Wembley 1-0 to Matic’s former club, with Eden […]

Iran to play Turkey in friendly match ahead of World Cup 21 May 2018

Iran to play Turkey in friendly match ahead of World Cup

 Iran’s national football team or Team Melli left Tehran for Istanbul to play a friendly match with Turkey. Iran national football team will hold a training camp in the European country for a week and play a warm-up match with Turkey on May 28, as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. After Turkey, […]

From Allegri to Benevento: Tops and flops in the 2017/18 Serie A season 21 May 2018

From Allegri to Benevento: Tops and flops in the 2017/18 Serie A season

The 2017/18 Italian Serie A season finished on Sunday with Juventus crowned champions for the seventh straight year and 34th time in their history. AFP Sport looks at the tops and flops of the league campaign in Italy: – Tops – Massimiliano Allegri The 50-year-old Juventus coach once again proved to be the master strategist […]

President Rouhani welcomes Iran national football team 21 May 2018

President Rouhani welcomes Iran national football team

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani welcomed Iran national football team, also known as Team Melli, on Sunday. In addition to Iranian players, coaching staff, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar and head of Iran Football Federation Mehdi Taj were also present. “I would like to express my happiness to participate at Team Melli’s […]

Iranian beach volleyball team reaches final at world tour 20 May 2018

Iranian beach volleyball team reaches final at world tour

 Iran’s ‘B’ beach volleyball team has advanced to the final match at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Turkey. Two beach volleyball teams ‘A’ and ‘B’ are representing Iran in the world tournament. The Iranian team ‘B’ defeated a team from the host country Turkey on Saturday afternoon to reach the final match. The […]

Iran national football teams’ mascot unveiled 20 May 2018

Iran national football teams’ mascot unveiled

TEHRAN – Yupa, the mascot of the Iranian national football teams, was unveiled ahead of the friendly match between Iran and Uzbekistan. Team Melli defeated Uzbekistan 1-0 in the warm-up match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium Saturday night. The word ‘Yupa’ is derived from the Persian word ‘Yuzpalang’ means cheetah and ‘Tizpa’ means fast. Yupa […]

Nothing is impossible for Iran in World Cup: Ghoochannejhad 20 May 2018

Nothing is impossible for Iran in World Cup: Ghoochannejhad

TEHRAN – Iran international striker Reza Ghoochannejhad believes “nothing is impossible” for Team Melli at this year’s World Cup in Russia. Team Melli have been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Spain, Morocco and Portugal. The Iran national football team will open the campaign with a match against Morocco at […]