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PyeongChang 2018: Iran names team

reporter 1222 — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:15:14 +0000

Iran National Paralympic Committee has announced the team for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

The country will be represented by five athletes in the prestigious event.

Elaheh Gholi-Fallah and Abolfazl Khatibi are Nordic skiers and Sedigheh Rouzbeh, Hossein Soleghani and Pouria Khalil Tash will represent Iran in snowboard.

The Iranian team will be headed by former para skier Sadegh Kalhor and Isa Saveh Shemshaki is Team Iran’s Chef de Mission.

The Paralympics will take place from March 9 to 18 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

A total of 650 athletes from 45 countries are expected to partake in the event.

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Mustapha Hadji: Iran A Very Good Team

reporter 1222 — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:00:52 +0000

TEHRAN – Morocco assistant coach Mustapha Hadji says Iran is a very good team and a very good spirit.

Portugal has been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Spain, Portugal and Iran.

The African team will open the campaign with Iran on June 15.

“The first game will be our final. It will be a tough game because we watched Iran in qualifying and they have a very good team and a very good spirit,” Hadji told BBC Sport.

“But if we win, we have a great opportunity to reach the second round. That’s what we are coming for,” he added.

Hadji, meanwhile, believes Morocco has nothing to lose when facing Portugal and Spain – who are ranked 3rd and 6th in the world respectively.

“They are big nations of football and have won everything already,” said the 1998 African Footballer of the Year.

“So that’s why we have nothing to lose against these two. We have to play our football and fight – actually to give everything against them – because we know that it is not going to be easy. But we can surprise them,” he added.

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Persepolis Has the Biggest Fan Base

reporter 1222 — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:00:13 +0000

TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis captain Jalal Hosseini has pinpointed his team’s fighting spirit and huge support as the reasons for their success in the 2017 AFC Champions League ahead of the quarter-final second leg with Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on Tuesday.

Hosseini, who has more than 100 caps for the Islamic Republic of Iran and is part of the squad that has qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup, is currently in his second spell with Persepolis.

“We may not be among the richest clubs in Asia, especially compared to clubs in the Persian Gulf region, but there’s no doubt we have the biggest fan base,” Hosseini told the-AFC.

“And Persepolis has the best support in Asian football; because of this support, we fight. It gives us extra motivation and determination to make sure we can get great results.

“This is what we have always tried to do and will continue to do,” he added.

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