TEHRAN (Iran News) – Esteghlal football team has reportedly opened negotiations with Sanat Naft coach Dragan Skocic. The Iranian club has failed to reach an agreement with Italian coach Andrea Stramaccioni and now is going to sign the Croatian coach, Dragan Skocic. Skocic has 18-month remaining on his current contract and it’s pretty unlikely that […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ali Fathollahzadeh sent his resignation from Esteghlal board of directors after serving just one week in the post. Fathollahzadeh announced resignation on his Instagram account. “When I returned to Esteghlal, the team neither had a coach nor a general manager. I did my best for a better situation but I am […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Esteghlal General Manager Amir Hossein Fathi resigned as his role following Andrea Stramaccioni’s exits his role in team management. The Italian coach canceled his contract on Sunday and traveled to Rome early Monday. Esteghlal has moved top of Iran Professional League after about four years under the discipline-based approach of the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Italian coach Andrea Stramaccioni announced on Sunday that he and his staff are terminating the contract with the Esteghlal football team but the club’s managers are still trying to find a way to continue work with the successful Italian coach. Under the guidance of Stramaccioni, Eteghlal could get back to the […]

 The Iranian Esteghlal football team faced Qatari side Al Assad in Tehran this evening and suffered a humiliating defeat. Playing in front of 80,000-capacity Azadi Stadium in Tehran, the Qatari Al Assad easily defeated his giant Iranian rival 3 to 1 in the first leg of the AFC Champions league quarter-finals. Esteghlal ended the first half […]

Esteghlal football team defeated Tractor Sazi 3-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. In the match, held in front of about 50,000 spectators in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Ali Abdollahzadeh scored an own goal in the 13th minute. Esteghlal’s new signing Morteza Tabrizi extended the lead in the 28th minute and Farshid Esmaeili made it […]

TEHRAN – Amirhossein Fathi has been named as acting president of Esteghlal football club on Wednesday. Fathi replaced Reza Eftekhari in Tehran-based football team. Eftekhari, who stepped down as General Manager of Esteghlal on Wednesday, was the target of considerable fan dissatisfaction due to his side’s failure to challenge for the Iran Professional League title. […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal’s board member Hassan Zamani has said the Iran Football League Organization must apologize to Esteghlal’s fans after awarding Super Cup to Persepolis. Following Esteghlal’s withdrawal from Super Cup, the Iran Football League Organization announced Persepolis reclaimed the title for the second successive year. The 2018 Super Cup was scheduled to be played […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer says Zob Ahan are a difficult team to beat but they fight for victory against them. Just five days after claiming Iran’s Hazfi Cup title, Esteghlal will meet domestic rivals Zob Ahan for the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 at the Foolad Shahr […]

 TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a late win over Paykan in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, while Persepolis lost to Zob Ahan in the penultimate game of Iran Professional League (IPL) season on Sunday. Esteghlal edged past Paykan 3-2 thanks to Omid Ebrahimi’s late goal. Arman Ghasemi put the visiting team ahead in the 13th minute […]