Iranian international attacking midfielder Masoud Shojaei joined AEK Athens. The 32-year-old player has joined the Greek giant until the end of the season, with the option to negotiate a further year. Shojaei has been released from Panionios and AEK Spanish coach Manolo Jimenez considers him as an ideal replacement for captain Petros Mantalos, who has […]

Iranian international left-back Ehsan Haji Safi has reportedly reached an agreement with Greek giant Olympiakos. The 27-year-old player is the team’s first transfer in the January window, sdna.gr reported. Haji Safi signed a two year contract with Greek Super League side Panionios in June 2017 and teamed up with his fellow Masoud Shojaei. He will […]

Iran national futsal team and Iran U-20 futsal team are nominees for the Best National Team of the World awards category 2017. This list is, as usual, coming from a combination of worldwide futsal powers that confirmed their status and nations which registered a dramatic improvement till celebrating unexpected achievements, futsalplanet.com wrote. Two Iranian goalkeepers, […]

Vincent Kompany believes Manchester City’s desire to retain “that special feeling” derived from a record 17 consecutive Premier League wins will motivate them at Newcastle United on Wednesday night. The captain wants the players to forget Saturday’s 4-0 defeat of Bournemouth and focus on the challenge presented by Rafael Benítez’s team. “We have to keep it going,” he […]

For Harry Kane, the records continue to tumble and the reality was there was never any doubt. Another day, another hat-trick. It was the Tottenham Hotspurstriker’s eighth of 2017 but the headline details were even more eye-catching. Kane had Alan Shearer’s Premier League mark for a calendar year in his sights and he duly overhauled it. Shearer scored […]

Iranian football team Esteghlal moved one step closer to hiring Jamaican coach Miguel Coley. Current Jamaica College head coach Miguel Coley is going to travel to Iran to finalize his contract but he has not received his visa yet. Coley has already worked with Winfried Schaefer in Jamaica national football team as assistant coach. Coley […]

Persepolis football team of Iran moved down six places in the latest Club World Ranking. Iran Professional League title-holder Persepolis is the country’s best team in the ranking. Esteghlal has ascended four places to 184, while Esteghlal Khuzestan moved down 19 places to 336. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia is the best Asian team and […]

Iranian international winger Jahanbakhsh has been chosen in the Eredivisie first half of the season 2017-18 team. The 25-year-old player, who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar, has seven goals and six assists in 17 matches. Jahanbakhsh will be one of Team Melli members in the 2018 World Cup, where the Iranian national football team have […]

The Iran men’s national sitting volleyball team has been named the world’s best squad in the latest edition of the World ParaVolley rankings. According to the latest monthly rankings released by the international organization that is for people with physical disabilities, the Iranian team collected 5,215 points, and maintained its position as the best sitting volleyball team […]

The question was harmless enough but the response was revealing. In the King Power Stadium, with the pain of Leicester City’s late equaliser still raw, José Mourinho stared incredulously at his inquisitor and snarled back without pausing. “Do you think I’m worried with that now, in this moment? With captain and Paul and Paul and captain? No. Do […]