Efforts underway to punish Israel in sports over Gaza
The global backlash against the Israeli regime over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza has spread into the arenas of sports an...
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FIFA Rankings: Spain Over France, Argentina at No. 1; USA at No. 16
Spain and Lamine Yamal took top spot from Argentina and Lionel Messi in the FIFA men’s rankings published on Thursday, and lead for...
Iran drop FIFA ranking – Vatan News
TEHRAN – Iran national football team dropped one place to 21st in the latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking released on Thursday. Japan st...
Al Wasl upset Esteghlal at 2025/26 ACL Two Matchweek 1
TEHRAN – UAE’s Al Wasl FC got their AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Group A campaign off to a fine start after breezing 7-1 p...
Sepahan fall short to Al Hussein at ACL Two
TEHRAN – Al Hussein got their AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 campaign off to a bright start with a 1-0 win against Iran’s Se...
Ronaldo Can Play For ‘As Long As He Wants,’ Portugal Coach Says
When did Ronaldo make his international debut? Ronaldo made his senior international debut in 2003 when ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid d...
Sports minister Donyamali meets Uruguay ambassador to Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, met with Ambassador of Uruguay to Tehran, Beraldo Roque Nicola Flanig...
Lionel Messi Will ‘Easily’ Make It to 2026 World Cup, Argentina Teammate Says
Messi’s workload being carefully managed Messi has nursed more knocks at club level this season, forcing him to miss the odd g...
Nine Months Until the World Cup. What Were the USMNT’s September Lessons?
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist More than a year before Mauricio Pochettino was appointed the U.S. men’s national team coach,...
Iran edges Tunisia at 2025 Volleyball World Championship
Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh scored 21 points for Iran, and captain Morteza Sharifi earned 18 points. Team Melli is scheduled to play th...