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...
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Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil retires at 34
Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil, who won the World Cup in 2014, retired from soccer Wednesday at the age of 34. Özil said injur...
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 basketball captain Kashani dies
TEHRAN – Former captain of Iran’s men’s basketball team Nader Kashani passed away at the age of 78. Kashani started his playing bask...
Former Iran coach Salehnia passes away
TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team coach Bahman Salehnia passed away on Thursday. He died at the age of 87. Salehnia was as...
Former Iran football president Safizadeh passes away
TEHRAN – Mohammad Safizadeh, former president of Iran football federation, passed away Monday morning. He died of hear failure at th...
Former Iran goalkeeper Zelli dies
TEHRAN – Former goalkeeper of Iran national football team Faramarz Zelli passed away on Tuesday. He died at the age of 83 in Tehran....
Former USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann to lead South Korea national team
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist Former Germany and United States World Cup coach Jurgen Klinsmann will return to the sideline after...
Former USMNT player Sacha Kljestan critical of team's second half effort
The “FIFA World Cup Now” crew recaps USMNT’s opening draw against Wales. Former United States player Sacha Kljestan says match...
Former USMNT players on Gregg Berhalter’s status: ‘I like to have fresh blood’
In 2018, the United States Soccer Federation named Gregg Berhalter the head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. In the four...