Iran winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh says that they will “fight for their dreams” to end a 43-year trophy drought in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Iran national football team last lifted Asian football’s most coveted trophy on home soil in 1976, when they completed the third leg of three consecutive championship wins that mark the country […]

 Iran national football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Palestine in a friendly match on Monday. In the match held in Doha’s Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Mehdi Taremi put the Persians into the lead in the 50th minute. Team Melli could have scored more goals by they lacked a cutting edge. Palestine midfielder […]

 Iran national football team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand says they are ready to end the Team Melli’s 43-year title drought in the AFC Asian Cup. The last of Iran’s three triumphs in the AFC Asian Cup was in 1976, meaning that it will be 43 years since the Persians last won the title by the time […]

Carlos Queiroz has named his 21-man Team Melli squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 on Sunday. Queiroz will announce his main team on Dec. 26. Iran national football team will travel to Doha on Monday to hold a training camp in the Persian Gulf country until Dec. 24. Team Melli will also play a […]

 The long-serving member of Team Melli Jalal Hosseini officially bid farewell to his international football career. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Hosseini announced his retirement from national duty and appreciated all the fans and coaches for their support during these years. He made 116 appearances for Iran national football team in 11 years, scoring […]

Iran national women’s handball team will leave Tehran for Japan on Wednesday to participate at the 2018 Asian Women’s Handball Championship. Team Melli is pitted against Japan (host), Kazakhstan, Australia and New Zealand in Group A. Group B consists of South Korea, China, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Iran will face Kazakhstan on December 1 […]

According to the latest FIFA ranking released today, Iranian men’s national football team has climbed 3 rungs up to 30th on the world stage while still remaining above all other Asian teams. Fédération Internationale de Football Association or the FIFA released its latest edition of world ranking for football which shows Iran has moved up three […]

Iran national football team edged past Bolivia 2-1 in a friendly match in front of male and female fans on Tuesday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, about 100 female fans – most of them family of players, federation employees and relatives – were allowed to attend the match. Albion’s record signing Alireza […]

 Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz said they will be different in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup through different preparation. Team Melli have been scheduled to face Bolivia in a friendly match on Tuesday as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Iran have not won the title since 1976. Iran […]

 The head coach of Team Melli appreciated the kindly inspirational message of Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to the team, adding, “we don’t need nothing more.” Carlos Queiroz made the remarks on Saturday on the sideline of Team Melli’s training session in Tehran. “With the inspiration of his Excellency’s words, we want to keep going […]