Esteghlal eye AFC Champions League glory after winning Hazfi Cup: Schaefer
TEHRAN – Esteghlal head coach Winfried Schaefer says that they are going to shine at the AFC Champions League after winning Iran’s Hazfi Cup title. Esteghlal claimed the Hazfi Cup for a record seventh time on Thursday in Khorramshahr. The Iranian giants edged past Khooneh be Khooneh 1-0 thanks to Mame Baba Thiam’s 35th minute goal. […]
Iran learn fate at AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019
After more than three years of qualifying suspense, Asia’s best 24 teams finally discovered their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Group Stage challengers on Friday. In a grand spectacle at the United Arab Emirates Burj Khalifa, hosts UAE, who were positioned in first place in Group A, will kick-off Asia’s most prestigious tournament against Bahrain […]
Beaten Man Utd lacked desire at Brighton – Mourinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho took aim at his players for not having the required desire in a 1-0 defeat to Brighton on Friday that secured the Seagulls’ place in the Premier League next season. Just over two weeks ahead of the FA Cup final against his old club Chelsea, United boss Mourinho made six […]
Iran’s Opponent Spain Tipped to Win 2018 World Cup
The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory Weekly Post described Spain as being in the best position to win the FIFA World Cup 2018 title. Spain has been drawn with Iran, Portugal and Morocco in Group B. The 23 Spanish footballers, most fielded in the qualification stage, have on an average played 81.1% […]
Liverpool to play Real Madrid in Champions League final
Liverpool booked a Champions League final meeting with Real Madrid after beating Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals on Wednesday despite losing a breathless second leg at the Stadio Olimpico. After a 5-2 first-leg win last week, a 4-2 defeat on the night could not prevent the five-time champions from reaching their first final […]
Real 2-2 Bayern Munich; Reach Third Successive Final
Pair of goals from Karim Benzema and superb goalkeeping from Keylor Navas was just enough to send Real Madrid to a fourth Champions League final in five years thanks to a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday night at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. The French striker scored […]
Liverpool on brink of final as tensions mount in Rome
Liverpool return to the scene of two of their most famous European triumphs amid tight security ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg clash in Rome. Jurgen Klopp’s side are on the brink of reaching the final of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since 2007 as they look to defend a […]
Amir Abedzadeh dreams of playing for Real Madrid
TEHRAN – Iranian Marítimo goalkeeper Amir Abedzadeh admits he ‘dreams’ of playing for Real Madrid. The 25-year-old goalkeeper is the son of former Iranian national team goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh. “My main goal is playing in Spain especially for Real Madrid. I’ve always liked to play for the Galacticos since I was a child. I […]
Zlatko Kranjcar named Iran U23 football team coach
TEHRAN – Ex-Persepolis and Sepahan coach has been named as new head coach of Iran U23 football team on Sunday. The 62-year-old Croatian coach has also coached Croatia and Montenegro national football teams. Ex-Iran captains Javad Nekounam and Ali Karimi, Foolad coach Sirous Pourmousavai and former Iran assistant Omid Namazi were also among the candidates […]
Naft Masjed Soleyman, Nassaji Mazandaran win promotion to IPL
TEHRAN – Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran football teams won promotion to the Iranian Professional League (IPL) on Sunday. Naft Masjed Soleyman drew 2-2 with Mes Rafsanjan and won the Azadegan League, also known as League 1, with 65 points in Masjed Soleyman’s Behnam Mahmoudi Stadium. Nassaji Mazandaran also defeated Rah Ahan 6-0 in […]











































