Foreign coaches face uphill battle in Iran football
TEHRAN – Paco Jemez’s departure from Tractor football team highlights the ongoing struggles of foreign coaches in Iran&#...
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Former Barca striker El Haddadi joins Esteghlal
TEHRAN – Esteghlal, one of the most prestigious clubs in Iranian football, has signed Spanish forward Munir El Haddadi. Munir El Had...
Former Esteghlal, Persepolis player Elong Elong dies
TEHRAN – Jacques Elong Elong, former midfielder of Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams, died in a traffic accident. The 40...
Former Inter coach Stramaccioni praises Taremi
TEHRAN – Former Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni feels Mehdi Taremi can make the difference under Simone Inzaghi this season. S...
Former Iran midfielder Parviz Ghelichkhani dies
TEHRAN — Former Iran national football team midfielder Parviz Ghelichkhani died on Saturday after a long battle with illness. He was...
Ghalenoei announces Iran squad for two friendlies
TEHRAN – Newly-appointed head coach of Iran national football team Amir Ghalenoei invited 32 players for two matches against Russia...
Ghalenoei calls up 18 players for Uzbekistan and Russia friendlies
TEHRAN – Iran football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has called up 18 players from the domestic league for the national team’...
Giorgi Gvelesiani: Tehran derby a tough game
TEHRAN – Persepolis defender Giorgi Gvelesiani believes that the Iran Professional League (IPL) title race is not dependent on...
Godwin Mensha scores Iran football league’s fastest goal
TEHRAN – Godwin Mensha struck the fastest goal in Iran Professional League history when Mes Rafsanjan opened the scoring after just...
Gol Gohar advance to 2024/25 Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinals
TEHRAN – Gol Gohar defeated Nassaji 3-1 in the 2024/25 Iran’s Hazfi Cup quarterfinals on Friday. Ousmane Ndong opened the scoring fo...