TEHRAN – Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz is monitoring Melbourne City starlet Daniel Arzani, who is eligible to play for Team Melli. Queiroz has admitted 19-year-old Australian Arzani is a player he and his staff are following “very closely” as the international tug-of-war for the Melbourne City star continues. The international future of […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team, known as Team Melli, defeated African minnow Sierra Leone 4-0 in a friendly here at the Azadi Stadium on Saturday. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh opened the scoring for Iran and two minutes later Ali Gholizadeh made it 2-0 with a long range shot that that the keeper absolutely should have […]

TEHRAN – Team Melli remained unchanged in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. The Iranian national football team, who still are the best Asian football team, remain 33rd on the list with 792 points. Australia (740), Japan (593) and South Korea (554) are the best Asian teams in the rankings after Iran. Iran’s opponents […]

The national football team of Iran (Team Melli) stands at 33 and first place in the world and Asia respectively. According to the official website of FIFA, Team Melli maintained and defended its title as the first and undisputed football team in Asian continent. Under the tutelage of Carlos Queiroz, Team Melli managed to win […]

On the occasion of the Week of Natural Resources, March 6-13, the head coaches of Iran national volleyball and football teams expressed their appreciation for nature by planting trees in Tehran. Igor Kolakovic accompanied by top officials of the Iranian volleyball federation planted a sapling on Sunday. With the motto that ‘I Am a Forester’, […]

Head of Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj says Team Melli will play a friendly match with Sierra Leone on March 17. The African minnow sit in 97th place in FIFA rankings while Iran are the best Asian football team and 33rd in the world. The match will take place […]

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun says that they are not underdogs in the 2018 World Cup and have a chance to qualify for the second round. Team Melli have been drawn along with one-time World Cup champions Spain, UEFA titleholders Portugal and Morocco in Group B. Carlos Queiroz’s men will kick off the competition with a […]

Iran’s national football team managed to defeat Panama’s second team in a friendly match held Thursday evening in Graz, Austria. In a World Cup preparation match, the Persian side pulled out a 2-1 victory over Panama’s second team, while most of the players of Panama national football team were absent. Ashkan Dejagah and Saman Ghoddos […]