FIFA
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FIFA approves Baharvand as head of Iranian football federation
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has confirmed the appointment of Heidar Baharvand as the acting president of Iran's Football Federation.
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Unfair US sanctions affecting Iran’s football: Sports Minister
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Masoud Soltanifar condemned the US sanctions against Iran which have led to FIFA’s failure to pay Iran its revenues.
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VIDEO: Liverpool win FIFA Club World Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – European champions Liverpool have capped off a successful football year in dramatic style by lifting their first FIFA Club World Cup trophy, with a nail-biting 1-0 victory in extra time against Brazilian side Flamengo in Qatar's capital, Doha.
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FIFA fines Bahrain for disrespecting Iranian anthem
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – FIFA, football's world governing body, has fined Bahrain’s football federation 20,000 Swiss francs after its fans disrespected the Iranian national anthem before a World Cup qualifying game last month.
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Iran lodges complaint against Bahrain over disrespecting national anthem: spox
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – A spokesman in Iranian football federation said that the body has filed a complaint against Bahrain over their fans’ disrespect for Iran’s national anthem during the Tuesday match between the sides in Manama.
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Team Melli remains on top of Asia: FIFA ranking
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran national football team remained as the top team of Asia in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday.
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Iran moves one spot up in FIFA ranking
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – The national football team of Iran, commonly known as Team Melli, moved up one place to 29th in the latest FIFA published on Thursday.
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Ivankovic, a true dedicated coach to football
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Persepolis took a massive step towards the 2018 AFC Champions League final after defeating Al Sadd of Qatar 1-0 in the first leg of the semifinals. It came as no surprise to us, however, as Branko Ivankovic has built his team the right way.
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AFC reviews top Iran performances at FIFA World Cup
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – As Iran gets ready for the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) website has looked back at Iran's finest World Cup moments, putting them to vote.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Tehran abuzz ahead of 86th Persepolis vs Esteghlal derby
TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Tehran is buzzing with with jam-packed streets and men dressed in red and blue in support of the two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal, scheduled to challenge each other today for the 86th showdown. The match will start at 3:45 p.m. local time (1215 GMT) at Azadi Stadium, western Tehran. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is also in Tehran to watch the match.
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Iran climbs one place in FIFA world ranking
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s national football squad, while keeping its first place in Asia football ranking, has climbed up to 33rd place in FIFA’s Feb. ranking, up one spot since January.
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Iran lands 34th in latest FIFA world rankings
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s national football team has been placed in the 34th position in the world and 1st in Asia in the latest FIFA World Ranking.
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Iran defeats Costa Rica in FIFA U-20 World Cup
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian junior footballers win over Costa Ricans 1-0 in FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 Group C.
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Iran jumps 5 places in FIFA ranking
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The latest ranking of the FIFA World Ranking system for men's national teams based on the games played in the last month shows Iran moving from 33rd to 28th place, still the best in Asia.
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AFC U-19 Championship:
Junior Iranians qualify for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – National Iranian junior football team beat Uzbekistan to both cruise to AFC U-19 Championship semifinals and get tickets to next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea Republic.