Azadi Stadium needs to be renovated
TEHRAN – Azadi Stadium, located in Tehran, needs to be renovated as soon as possible because the complex is outdated. The complex wa...
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Bakhtiarizadeh named Esteghlal interim coach: PGPL
TEHRAN – Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh has been appointed as the interim coach of Esteghlal football team for the second time in the 2024/25...
Beiranvand’s performance raises concerns over future
TEHRAN – Alireza Beiranvand, Iran’s national team and Persepolis Mo. 1 goalkeeper, has recently shown poor performance a...
Brazilian coach Marco Aurelio da Cunha named Kheybar coach
TEHRAN – Brazilian coach Marco Aurelio da Cunha was named as new head coach of Iranian football club Kheybar. He replaced Mohammadre...
Challenges ahead of Iran football
TEHRAN – Iranian football has the potential to become one of the best in Asia and even the world but there are issues that nee...
Clarence Seedorf joins Iran’s Esteghlal Football Club
Following negotiations between Ali Nazari-Juybari, general manager of Esteghlal FC, and Clarence Seedorf, the prominent Dutch footba...
Date for 2025/26 PGPL season confirmed
TEHRAN – The 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) season date has been confirmed, with the opening match round sta...
Didier Ibrahim Ndong signs for Esteghlal
TEHRAN – Iran’s Esteghlal football club completed the signing of Didier Ibrahim Ndong on Sunday. The 30-year-old Gabonese midfielder...
Duckens Nazon joins Esteghlal – Vatan News
TEHRAN – Haitian forward Duckens Moïse Nazon joined Esteghlal on Sunday. The 31-year-old arrives from Süper Lig club Kayserispor on...
Dutch legend Seedorf appointed as Esteghlal’s CEO advisor
TEHRAN – Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf was named as an advisor to the CEO in Iranian football club Esteghlal. The renowned figure in...