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. […]

TEHRAN  – Iran U-17 coach Abbas Chamanian said his men have a lot more surprises in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Iran defeated Mexico 2-1 to book a place in the tournament’s quarterfinals, where they will face European champion Spain. “You can wait for more surprises, however we know that the toughest match in the […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis of Iran football team was held to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal (6-2 on aggregate) in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final. On Tuesday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman, Godwin Menshah and Omar Kharbin each scored a brace for Persepolis and Al […]

TEHRAN – Iran reached its first-ever quarter-final at the FIFA U-17 World Cup after defeating Mexico 2-1 on Tuesday. In the match which was held at the Fatorda Stadium in Margo, India, Mohammad Sharifi converted a very confident penalty in the seventh minute of the match. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh scored his tournament’s third goal four minutes […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that they are optimistic about booking a place in the AFC Champions League final match. Ivankovic believes his Persepolis side can become the first Iranian side to lift ACL trophy if it overcomes a four-goal deficit against Al Hilal in the second leg of the semi-final on Tuesday. […]

TEHRAN– Persepolis has lost 4-0 to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final and it means the Iranian team needs to record its biggest win ever in the competition in order to advance to the final match. Without their leading scorer Mehdi Taremi, Persepolis need the […]

TEHRAN– Alireza Marzban has been named as new head coach of Siahjamegan football team on Sunday. The 59-year-old coach replaced Akbar Misaghian in Mashhad-based football team. Under tutelage of Misaghian, Siahjamegan has won one match, suffered four defeats and drew four matches. Misaghian will continue his job as the team’s technical director. Siahjamegan lost to […]

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 […]

TEHRAN– Iran’s amateur bodybuilding squad has so far scooped six colorful medals at the 2017 Amateur Olympia underway in Mumbai. India in playing host to Amateur Olympia series for the first time ever. On the opening day of the sportive event, Iran’s Classic Bodybuilding outfit, comprising eight members, collected six medals, including two gold, two […]