Iranian defender Montazeri retires from football
TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team and Esteghlal defender Pejman Montazeri announced retirement from football. The 40-year-...
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Iranian football clubs engaged in verbal wars
TEHRAN – The Iranian football clubs are engaged into verbal wars once again. Such conflicts can create a toxic environment within th...
Iranian giants stumble in AFC Champions League
TEHRAN – Persepolis and Esteghlal, two of Iran’s most decorated football clubs, have faced a disappointing start to thei...
Iranian teams choose Dubai as host for ACL matches
TEHRAN – The Iranian teams have chosen Dubai as the host for their AFC Champions League matches in the 2025/26 season. Tractor, Sepa...
Iranian teams discover fate at 2025/26 ACL Two
TEHRAN – Iranian football teams Esteghlal and Sepahan learned their fate in the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 following the concl...
Iranian teams discover fate at 2025/26 ACL Two
The 32 teams – 16 each from the East and West Regions – were divided into eight groups, with the competition to kick off...
Iranian teams to learn fate at AFC Champions League on Tuesday
TEHRAN – Tractor and Esteghlal football teams from Iran will learn their 2026/27 AFC Champions League Elite fate on Tuesday. The dra...
Iraq’s Al Shorta file complaint against Esteghlal to FIFA
Iraqi football team Al-Shorta filed a complaint with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) against Esteghlal of Iran after they dre...
Italian coach Donadoni linked with Persepolis: report
TEHRAN – Italian coach Roberto Donadoni has been reportedly linked with Persepolis football club. Persepolis coach Yahya Golmohammad...
Javad Nekounam no longer Esteghlal coach
TEHRAN – Javad Nekounam stepped down as Esteghlal coach following poor results in 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (P...