FIFA
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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.
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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.
