TEHRAN – Gery Vargas Carreno from Bolivia has been chosen as referee of Iran and Spain match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Iranian team will face powerhouse Spain in the competition’s quarter-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, India on Sunday. Vargas will be assisted by his compatriots Juan Pablo Montaño and […]

TEHRAN- Iran had some struggles against Malta but finally managed to add a third win in the 6th edition of the FINA World Men’s Water Polo Development Trophy on Thursday. In Group A, the Iranian team beat the host 12-8. Aleksandar Ciric’s men, who had defeated Uruguay 15-8 and Tunisia 10-8 in the first two […]

Esteghlal football team booked a spot in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of Eight after defeating Nassaji Mazandaran 2-1 on Friday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 30,000 spectators, Farshid Esmaeili gave the Blues a lead in the 28th minute after taking advantage of a mistake by Nassaji defender. Nassaji […]

Pars Jonoubi defeated Zob Ahan 3-0 in the 10th Week of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The newly-promoted team moved top of the IPL table with 22 points. Mehdi Zobeidi opened the scoring for Pars Jonoubi in the 41st minute in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium. Omid Sing made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute […]

Esteghlal football team booked a spot in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of Eight after defeating Nassaji Mazandaran 2-1 on Friday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 30,000 spectators, Farshid Esmaeili gave the Blues a lead in the 28th minute after taking advantage of a mistake by Nassaji defender. Nassaji […]

Iranian international midfielder Masoud Shojaei has been linked with a move to Greek side AEK, according to the Greek media reports. The 33-year-old midfielder joined Panionios in July 2016 and scored four goals in his first season in the team. Now, AEK Athens are interested in signing the player during the January transfer window. Shojaei […]

Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that they will fight until the last second against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final. The Iranian giant suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Al Hilal last month and now face an uphill task in return match. “First of all, we are […]

Iran coach Abbas Chamanian has warned his players there will be no margin for error when they face Mexico in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Round of 16.. ¬¬ Iran will face Group F’s third-placed Mexico at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao on Tuesday. “Mexico are a strong team and they could have qualified as […]

Bijan Taheri has been appointed as assistant of Esteghlal German coach Winfried Schafer. The 56-year-old coach started his coaching career at Paykan and has worked at Mes Kerman, Saba Battery, Sepahan, Saipa and most recently Gostaresh Foolad as assistant coach. During a technical commission session on Sunday, the former Esteghlal midfielder was named Schafer’s assistant. […]

Iran defeated Mexico 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-finals. The Prince of Persia will face Spain in the quarter-final on Sunday. Mohammad Sharifi put the Iranian team into the lead just seven minutes into the match from the penalty spot. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh extended Iran’s lead four minutes later, chipping […]