TEHRAN – Sepahan football team earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over almost-relegated Machine Sazi in Matchday 25 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday. Danial Esmaeilifar scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute. Machine Sazi defender Mehdi Rostami was sent off in the 70th minute after receiving a straight red card. […]
TEHRAN – Iran ended the 2021 Volleyball Nations League Week 2 with a win over Bulgaria on Saturday. The Persians defeated the Bulgarian team in straight sets (25-20, 33-31, 25-22) in Rimini, Italy. Bardia Saadat earned 17 points for Iran, while Parapunov Radoslav scored 11 points for Bulgaria. It was Iran’s fourth successive win in […]
TEHRAN – Iran earned their third successive win in the 2021 Volleyball Nations League, beating Italy 3-1 (26-24, 29-27, 21-25, 25-22) on Friday. Saber Kazemi notched a match-high 24 points for Iran and Italy’s Gabriele Nelli scored 20 points. Iran lost to Japan and Russia in their first two matches but defeated the Netherlands and […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic is pleased with their win over Hong Kong at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. The ‘Persian Leopards’ defeated the East Asian team 3-1 in Group C at the Al Muharraq Stadium. “It was good for start. I am […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic criticized the pitch of the Al Muharraq Stadium ahead of Hong Kong match. Iran will resume the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification with a match against Hong Kong in Group C on Thursday. Iran coach is not satisfied with the pitch and says that he […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis have been ordered to pay fines totaling $45,000 over the violations of their staff and players during the 2021 AFC Champions League (ACL) group stage. Esteghlal head coach Farhad Majidi is ordered to pay $10,000 for his refusal to participate at the pre-match press conference against Al […]
TEHRAN – Iran discovered their fate at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The Iranian team have been drawn in Group F along with defending champions Argentina, the U.S., and Serbia. The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held in Lithuania from Sept. 12 to Oct. 3. Iran will face Serbia in their group […]
TEHRAN – Iran iconic midfielder Vahid Amiri says that Hong Kong could be a dangerous team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Iran defeated Hong Kong in the first leg thanks to goals from Sardar Azmoun and Karim Ansarifard but Amiri says they played them about two years ago and they could be a […]
TEHRAN – The 2021/22 Iran Professional League season will kick off on Sept. 24 and finish on June 20, 2022, Iran’s League Football Organization announced. The current season has not yet finished and Persepolis and Sepahan compete to win the title with seven weeks to spare. The Iran Professional League is the highest division of […]
TEHRAN – Brentford won promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 74 years on Saturday as they beat Swansea 2-0 in a Championship play-off final. Brentford completed their fairytale rise thanks to first-half goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes at Wembley. Beaten by Fulham in last season’s Championship final, Brentford had […]
TEHRAN – Brighton & Hove Albion winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh says that he will make the best decision for his future. He signed from AZ Alkmaar in 2018 for a then club-record fee of £17m but has since endured a frustrating time in the Premier League on the south coast. Now, Jahanbakhsh says he will make […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team remained unchanged in the in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking. The ‘Persian Leopards’ are 31st in the world and second in Asia behind Japan. With only one match played since the last edition was published – a Ukraine-Bahrain friendly that ended all square (1-1) – the Top 50 […]
