Iran’s Esteghlal football team completed the signing of Sepahan midfielder Ali Karimi. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder has joined the Iranian giant as Omid Ebrahimi’s replacement. Ebrahimi has recently signed a contract with Al Ahli of Qatar. Karimi started his playing career in Sepahan in 2012 and joined Dinamo Zagreb in 2016. He joined Esteghlal’s training […]

It’s been well over 27 years since Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal FC were crowned the Asian champions and Winfried Schäfer’s side will be aiming to return to glory and a third title as they go up against two-time champions, Al Sadd of Qatar Qatar’s Al Duhail boast impressive domestic successes this year and will […]

TEHRAN – The former Esteghlal defender Jlloyd Samuel died in a car crash in the north west of England on Tuesday morning, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association have announced. The 37-year-old player was understood to be on the way home after dropping his kids off at school when he collided with a truck on […]

Tehran: A Mame Thiam hat-trick earned Esteghlal the final West Asia AFC Champions League quarter-final ticket as they defeated fellow Islamic Republic of Iran side Zobahan 3-1 in Tuesday’s second leg, securing a 3-2 aggregate win. After a tense start, Esteghlal were awarded a penalty kick inside 11 minutes and Senegalese forward Thiam fired from […]

TEHRAN – Winfried Schaefer has called upon Esteghlal’s supporters to rally behind the team and help the Blues overcome a 1-0 deficit in their AFC Champions League Round of 16 against Zob Ahan on Tuesday. Esteghlal will host compatriot Zob Ahan in Tehran’s 80,000-seat Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The German coach spoke before the second-leg […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal head coach Winfried Schaefer says that they are going to shine at the AFC Champions League after winning Iran’s Hazfi Cup title. Esteghlal claimed the Hazfi Cup for a record seventh time on Thursday in Khorramshahr. The Iranian giants edged past Khooneh be Khooneh 1-0 thanks to Mame Baba Thiam’s 35th minute goal. […]

Persepolis, Esteghlal and Zob Ahan football teams of Iran have moved up in the latest Soccer Clubs Rankings. Persepolis has moved up nine places to 158th in the rankings and Esteghlal has climbed 26 places to 192nd, clubworldranking.com reported. Zob Ahan also moved up nine places to 311th. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia is the […]

Iranian football teams Persepolis and Esteghlal booked their places at the AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Monday. Last year’s semi-finalists Persepolis sealed their place with a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf, as the Iranian side claimed a better head-to-head record in their Group C campaign. The Reds dominated possession throughout the opening […]

TEHRAN– The two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal challenged each other today for the 86th Tehran derby as the biggest domestic fixture in Iranian football. Vouria Ghafouri scored Esteghlal’s only goal in the 44 minute. FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the match at Azadi Stadium.

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran left it late before salvaging a 2-2 draw against Al Rayyan in Group D of the AFC Champions League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata opened their own goal just seven minutes into the match. Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah levelled […]