Iran national football team will face African nation Togo in a friendly match in Tehran on October 5. The match was originally scheduled for Sept. 29 in Russia but the Togo players cannot travel to the country because of the visa problems.   Team Melii will also play Russia five days later in St. Petersburg. […]

Esteghlal earned their second victory in eight matches in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Tuesday. The Iranian popular football team defeated Sepidrood 2-1 in Rasht’s Shahid Azodi Stadium. Jaber Ansari gave the visiting team a lead in the 52nd minute. Dariush Shojaeian extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 68th minute. With four minutes remaining, Hossein […]

Esteghlal football team were held to a 0-0 draw by Foolad in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. It was the Blues’ first match under the guidance of German coach Winfried Schaefer. The Iranian popular team failed to create scoring chances as the team have one just two matches in their nine previous matches. Esteghlal […]

Islamic Republic of Iran clinched their fifth consecutive Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games men’s futsal gold when they beat Uzbekistan 7-1 in the final on Tuesday. Mahdi Javid and Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh were the stars of the show, scoring six goals between them with Hamid Ahmadidazaj adding the other as Uzbekistan stayed docile. Iran […]

Iran defeated Costa Rica 3-0 in Group C of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, on Friday. Mohammad Ghobeishavi opened the scoring in the 25th minute from the penalty spot and Taha Shariati extended Iran’s lead four minutes later from the spot again.  With three minutes remaining, Mohammad Sardari […]

Omar Khribin’s hat-trick helped ensure Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia will take a commanding four-goal lead into the second leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final in three weeks’ time after posting a 4-0 first leg victory over Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday. After a lively opening, […]

Rio gold medalists Sareh Javanmardi claimed the gold medal at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup on Tuesday. The Iranian para shooter finished in first place in the P4 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 with 228.2 points. Serbian Zivko Papaz won the silver medal, scoring 219.7 and the bronze medal went to her compatriot Rastko […]

Esteghlal midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari will reportedly bid farewell to football. The 35-year-old player joined the Iranian popular football team in late June on a two-year contract. Jabbari was signed by Alireza Mansourian but the coach is no longer Esteghlal coach. He was sacked last week following disappointing results in Iran Professional League. Jabbari is not […]

Bayern Munich sacked Carlo Ancelotti after a board meeting on Thursday afternoon, with the performance of the team and the side’s 3-0 thrashing at the feet of Paris Saint-Germain adding to the generally poor start to the season. The previously dominant German champions currently are in third place in the Bundesliga, having recently drawn 2-2 with […]

German football coach Winfried Schafer has been linked with a move to Iran’s Esteghlal. Schafer is without a team after parting company with Jamaica in last September. A source close to the club said Esteghlal General Manager Reza Eftekhari is now in Dubai to negotiate with the 67-year-old coach. Winfried Schafer started his coaching career […]