Antonio Conte has branded José Mourinho a “little man” and a “fake” in an astonishing escalation of the verbal war that has broken out between the pair in recent days. The Chelsea manager, clearly furious at Mourinho’s latest salvo regarding Conte’s ban for failing to report match-fixing while working in Italy, used the majority of his press conference after […]

Philippe Coutinho finally got his wish on Saturday when Barcelona agreed to sign the Brazilian star from Liverpool for 160 million euros ($192 million) in the third richest deal of all time. The swoop for the 25-year-old attacking midfielder — which contains a 400 million euro release clause — will be the third biggest deal […]

Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz was named as Asian Coach of the Year for 2017. What the Portuguese has done over the last four years have been nothing short of tremendous but 2017 was truly a positive year for Iran’s national team, football-tribe reported. Under tutelage of Queiroz, Team Melli never lost any […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal midfielder Server Djeparov has been suspended for one month for a deliberate stamp on Esteghlal Khuzestan’s player. The Uzbek midfielder stamped on Esteghlal Khuzestan defender two weeks ago in the match the Iranian giants defeated their opponent 3-0. Iran Football League Organization has fined the player over the violation. The 35-year-old had […]

Hossein Hosseini became the first goalkeeper in Iran Professional League (IPL) history to not concede a goal in the first 787 minutes of play. Hosseini broke the previous mark set by Persepolis keeper Alireza Beiranvand in the match against Tractor Sazi. Hosseini surpassed Beiranvand’s old mark of 719 set in late December. Esteghlal played out […]

TEHRAN – Iran Professional League (IPL) leader Persepolis were unable to secure a win against struggling Naft Tehran here on Friday. The match was held behind closed doors due to Persepolis’s supporters actions during a 2-0 win over Tractor Sazi last week. Persepolis created several scoring chances but failed to find the back of the […]

Spain’s captain Sergio Ramos says they will respect Iran in group B of the 2018 World Cup. Ramos talks to FourFourTwo Arabia about the tournament in Russia. Asked him what’s his thoughts on Spain’s draw, in a group with Portugal, Morocco and Iran, Ramos said, “Of course we have Portugal, the European champions, and they […]

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was named African Player of the Year in Ghanaian capital Accra on Thursday, the first Egyptian to win the award since Mahmoud al Khatib in 1983. The 25-year-old has scored 23 goals in 29 matches in all competitions this season for the Premier League outfit after moving from AS Roma […]

Iran national volleyball team head coach Igor Kolakovic will return to Tehran on Jan. 14. The Montenegrin coach to meet Iran Volleyball Federation newly-elected president Ahmad Ziaei and will discuss about the team’s programs. 2018 will be a busy year for Iran volleyball since Team Melli should participate at the Asian Games as well as […]

Deputy Head of the Iranian Football Federation Ali Kafashian said, upon agreement of the Asian Football Confederation, Ardabil city can play host to AFC Futsal Championship. Kafashian made the remarks during a visit to Rezazadeh Stadium which is an all-seater indoor arena located in Ardabil, Iran. “The stadium is capable of hosting AFC Futsal Championships […]