TEHRAN  – Iranian national football team coach Carlos Queiroz voted for Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi on his FIFA ballot for The Best Men’s Player Award. Queiroz voted for his countryman to win the award ahead of Messi, placing the Barcelona star second ahead of Neymar. The 63-year-old has worked with Ronaldo at both Manchester […]

The committee referee of The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran has chosen Bijan Heydari as referee of Tehran derby. The 37-year-old referee will be assisted by Reza Sokhandan and Saeid Alinejadian in this match. The 85th Tehran derby between Iranian giants Esteghlal and Persepolis will be held at the Azadi Stadium on Thursday. This […]

The second edition of the Paytakht Cup International Chess Festival will kick off on Tuesday in Tehran, capital of Iran. A total of 430 chess players from Iran and 15 other countries are expected to participate in the nine-day competition. The championship is organized in 9-round Swiss system in accordance with the Tournament Rules and […]

The Panama Football Federation (FEPAFUT) claimed that they will play a friendly match against Iran on November 10. Panam, who have sealed CONCACAF’s third automatic World Cup berth, will also face Wales four days later, fepafut.com reported. Panama, ranked 49th in FIFA World Rankings, will face the best Asian football team (34th in the world) […]

Persepolis football team booked a place in the Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16, defeating Naft Tehran 2-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Left-footed Godwin Mensha gave Persepolis into the in the 73rd minute. It was Nigerian’s third goal in four days. Mensha scored twice in the match against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the […]

Spain eased their way into the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 after defeating Iran 3-1 in Kochi on Sunday. Abel Ruiz put the European champions ahead in the 13th minute. On the rebound, the Spain captain drove his shot past Iran goalkeeper Ali Gholamzadeh. Any hopes Team Melli had of a […]

Persepolis and Esteghlal players were banned until further notice after they were caught smoking hookahs. Persepolis midfielder Mohsen Mosalman and Esteghlal winger Vouria Ghafouri have been suspended by ethics committee of Iran Football Federation. The rule means that the players will miss Tehran derby which is scheduled for Thursday at the Azadi Stadium. Esteghlal football […]

Media reports suggest that Iran national football team will face Ukraine in a friendly match in Kiev on November 14. The Iranian media had already reported that Team Melli will play Panama on November 10 in Vienna, Austria. Team Melli have played two friendlies against Togo and Russia in early October. Carlos Queiroz’s men have […]

TEHRAN – Spain defeated Iran 3-1 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup quarter-final in Kochi, India, on Sunday. The European champion will play Mali in the semi-final on Wednesday. Just 13 minutes into the match, Abel Ruiz opened Iran’s goal on a rebound. Left-footed Sergio Gomez scored in the hour mark with a long-distance strike. […]

TEHRAN– A total of 35 young Iranian para athletes will participate at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games to take place in Dubai, UAE. The credible sportive extravaganza is slated to take place in Dubai, UAE, from 10-14 December as announced by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). Accordingly, Iran will have 25 representatives in Men’s […]