2025 VNL: Morteza Sharifi sets new record
TEHRAN – Iran outside spiker Morteza Sharifi set a new record in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Saturday night. He hit a spike...
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2026 FIFA World Cup teams: Who has qualified for the World Cup?
We are about a year out from the next FIFA World Cup, but some nations are already earning spots in the 23rd edition of the world...
2026 World Cup: Who has qualified and who can make it?
We are just over one year away from the 2026 World Cup and the battle for qualification is beginning to heat up. And while the defi...
26 stars for ’26: The top players who could define the World Cup
Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in one year, an...
A glance at Amir Ghalenoei’s Iran
TEHRAN – Head coach Amir Ghalenoei has announced his 28-man squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualification matches agains...
A lingering question as USA preps for Iran: What’s up with Gio Reyna?
Laken Litman College Football & Soccer Analyst AL RAYYAN, Qatar – It’s the story surrounding the U.S. men’s national...
A new chapter begins: Piazza’s Iran
TEHRAN — As the 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) approaches, Iran’s men’s national volleyball team enters the competition with r...
A wake-up call for Team Melli: Iran’s CAFA setback
TEHRAN – Iran’s narrow 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan in the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup final was more than a missed opportunity, it was a...
Afshardoust: Iran volleyball needs to plan for future
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Afshardoust, a former player of the national volleyball team, believes that the country’s volleyball needs to...
Aging squad and weak rivals: Iran’s CAFA dilemma
TEHRAN – The Iranian national football team’s squad announcement for the upcoming CAFA 2025 tournament by head coach Amir Ghal...