FIFA
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VIDEO: Ali Daei presents FIFA fair play award to Lukashvili
TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – The football legend of Iran and Asia Ali Daei and Brazilian footballer Formiga announced the winner of the FIFA Fair Play award during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 in Paris, France.
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Shoja; brave defender of Iran natl. football team
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – As his first name is self-explanatory, the bravery of Shoja (meaning brave in Persian) on the football pitch is admirable; the defender who will be a firewall for Iran national football team in World Cup 2022.
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Iran Football Federation, FIFA presidents meet in Malaysia
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The President of Iran’s Football Federation Mehdi Taj met with the President of FIFA Gianni Infantino in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday.
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Ansarifard; Iran’s Marco Polo in 2022 Qatar World Cup
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Dubbed as the successor of Ali Daei – the second top scorer in the world – Iranian footballer Karim Ansarifard is known as the Marco Polo owing to playing in 10 clubs over the past decade.
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Footballer Ghoddos; invited by Sweden but loves Iran jersey
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Swedish-born Iranian midfielder has made up his mind to wear the jersey of Iran’s national football team despite being invited to play for Sweden.
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FIFA World Cup Trophy arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The official championship trophy for the FIFA World Cup arrived in Tehran on Thursday from Sydney.
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Alireza Jahanbaksh; Iran’s football captain
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Alireza Jahanbakhsh who has previously participated in 2 editions of the World Cup is to be the Iranian players’ captain in the 2022 World Cup.
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Iran’s Taremi among three finalists for FIFA Puskás Award
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – FIFA has announced the final nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award. Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi is among the final three.
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Iranian Taremi's goal among candidates for FIFA Puskás Award
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – The goal scored by the professional Iranian football player Mehdi Taremi for his team Porto FC versus Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League has been selected to have the chance to win the FIFA Puskás Award 2021.
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Gelareh Nazemi nominated for IFFHS Women's World Best Referee
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), Iranian female referee Gelareh Nazemi has been nominated for IFFHS Women's World Best Referee.
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VIDEO: Gianni Infantino vows to visit Iran next year
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – President of FIFA Gianni Infantino said in a video footage alongside the president of the Football Federation of Iran Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem that he will visit Iran in early next year.
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Former France defender Adams dies after nearly 4-decade coma
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Former France and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender Jean-Pierre Adams died on Monday at the age of 73 after being in a coma since 1982.
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FIFA appoints 5 ladies to officiate at 2021 Futsal World Cup
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – For the first time in its history, FIFA appointed five ladies, including Iranian referee Gelareh Nazemi, to officiate at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.
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IFAB changes some rules in football
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – The Board of the International Football Association (IFAB) has published this Tuesday a series of changes made to the rules of the football game.
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Iran's footbal influenced by cruel sanctions: min.
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar said on Sun. that Iran's football is truly influenced by the cruel anti-Iranian sanctions.
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FIFA disapproves of breakaway European Super League plan
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Disapproving of breakaway European Super League plan, FIFA president Gianni Infantino says football's global governing body "strongly disapproves" of plans for a breakaway super league.
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Official terms AFC decision ‘political’
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A high-ranking sports official of Iran has termed the AFC’s decision to deny Iran’s hosting rights in the World Cup qualifiers as political.
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FIFA owes 7 million Euros to Iran’s Football Federation
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Chairman of the legal committee of Iran’s Football Federation said that FIFA owes 7 million Euros to Iran.
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Shahriari to supervise Tokyo Olympic Football Tournament
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Paria Shahriari, head of Beach Soccer Committee at the Iran Football Federation, is invited to serve as commissioner in Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020.
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New statutes of FFIRI approved
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The new statutes of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) was approved in the session of the Federation's General Assembly on Saturday.
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The curious case of FFIRI’s statutes
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – It has been more than two months since the Iranian Football Federation sent its statute to FIFA, but the international governing body of football has not yet approved it. And the question remains unanswered.
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By: Masoud Hossein
FIFA must end its double standard
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura in a letter sent to Iran football federation warned the Member Association that FIFA and AFC strongly oppose any use of legal threats against a person or a group of persons.
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By: Masoud Hossein
FIFA threatens Iran with sanction
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura warned Iran that FIFA and AFC are strongly opposing any use of legal threats and intimidation of any sort by anyone against a person or a group of persons.
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AFC announces postponement of 2022 World Cup qualifiers
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – In a statement, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, the qualifications for the 2022 World Cup will be rescheduled for 2021.
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Team Melli 2nd in Asia, 33rd in world
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran national football team still remains the second-best Asian team and the 33rd one in the world based on the latest FIFA’s World Ranking.
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FIFA officially postpones 2020 Futsal World Cup
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – In a statement on Tuesday, FIFA officially announced that this year’s Futsal World Cup has been postponed to September 2021.
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By: Farrokh Hesabi
Can the Iranian clubs ask players to take pay cut?
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian clubs face a crisis regarding the payment of the players' salaries, and the coronavirus pandemic has worsened the situation.
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AFC nominates Iran's Beiranvand among 5 Asian World Cup Heroes
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Nominated among 5 other players by AFC, Iran international goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has the chance to become the Asian World Cup Hero.
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FIFA postpones 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – FIFA announced on Monday that all the matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers slated to be held in March and June have been postponed over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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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.