Padideh football team and Esteghlal played out a goalless draw in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. In the match held in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad’s Samen Stadium, Esteghlal had a chance to move up one place to fifth in the table with an away win but failed to get three points. Esteghlal captain […]

Iran national football team started the New Year as the world’s 34th placed football team in the FIFA ranking. Team Melli, who have been drawn along with Spain, Portugal and Morocco in the 2018 World Cup Group B, are still the best Asian team. Portugal and Spain are third and sixth respectively in the ranking […]

TEHRAN  – Qatar SC has completed the signing of Iranian striker Sajjad Shahbazzadeh on Wednesday. Shahbazzadeh became surplus to requirements in Iranian club Esteghlal after he failed to find the net in eight matches in Iran Professional League. The 27-year-old Iranian striker will play along with Brazilian striker Patrick Fabiano in Qatar SC. Qatar SC […]

TEHRAN – Newly-elected president of Iran Basketball Federation Ramin Tabatabaei says former captain of Team Melli Samad Nikkhah Bahrami will return to the national team. Nikkhah Bahrami was excluded from Team Melli after former president of Iran Basketball Federation Mahmoud Mashhoon announced that they’re going to bring new generation of basketball players. Now, Tabatabaei has […]

Turkish football coach Mustafa Denizli has reportedly reached an agreement with Iranian football club Tractor Sazi. According to Fanatik, Denizli will sign a contract with Tractor Sazi until the end of the season for a fee of $400,000. Denizli, who has already worked in Iranian football teams Pas and Persepolis, will replace Yahya Golmohammadi in […]

Iran national beach soccer team head coach Marco Octavio says the Persian Cup will be a high-level tournament with a spectacular atmosphere. The Persian Beach Soccer Cup will take place in Bushehr, south Iran, from January 27 to 29 where the hosts will go up against three of Europe’s premier sides, namely Spain, Ukraine and […]

Ostersunds chairman Daniel Kindberg has told the Swedish media Saman Ghoddos will be sold, but only in the summer. The forward was linked with a move to Queens Park Rangers in the last window, after they table a bid for the Iran international, Sports Witness said. Speaking to Fotboll Direkt, Kindberg was asked if Ghoddos […]

Reza Salehi Amiri was elected as new president of Iran’s National Olympic Committee in the elections which was held with one candidate in Tehran’s Olympic Academy on Monday. Salehi Amiri was elected unopposed after the withdrawal of nominations. He replaced Kioomars Hashemi in this post for a four-year term. Also, Shahrokh Shahnaz remained as the […]

There is “no justification” for direct government intervention in the governance of the game, but it seems Saudi Arabia and the UAE are adamant to reaffirm their stance which is NOT playing in Iran and Qatar.  In late November, the Asian Football Confederation released a statement in which it declared that matches among the west […]

TEHRAN – Iranian-German coach Alexander Nouri is a nominee to replace Yayha Golmohammadi in Iranian top-flight team Tractor Sazi. It seems Tractor Sazi are now seriously considering parting company with Golmohammadi as soon as possible. Tractor Sazi will represent Iran in the 2018 AFC Champions League and are aiming to progress to the knockout stages […]