Football
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VIDEO: Iniesta bursts into tears when leaving Vissel Kobe
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Former Spain international Andres Iniesta, who joined Vissel Kobe in 2018, has left the Japanese club in tears.
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Iran U23 soccer team drawn vs Syria, Palestine in Asian event
TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The draw ceremony for the under-23 West Asian football competition was held on Monday, with the Iranian team pitted against Palestine and Syria.
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Porto runner-up in Liga with Iranian striker
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – FC Porto football team finished runner-up with 85 points with its Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi after defeating Vitória 3-0 in the final match week of Primeira Liga.
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Iran striker Terami scored poker in Liga
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi has scored poker for FC Porto against FC Famalicão in Primeira Liga.
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AEK becomes champion of Greece Stoiximan Super League
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – AEK Athens crushed Volos 4-0 with its Iranian player Ehsan Haj Safi and crowned champions of Greece Stoiximan Super League.
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Feyenoord seal Dutch Eredivisie title with Iranian player
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Feyenoord wrapped up the Dutch championship with its Iranian striker Alireza Jahanbakhsh in Rotterdam on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Iran's Taremi scores as Porto defeats Casa Pia
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – FC Porto football team gained a 2-1 victory over Casa Pia in the Primeira Liga as the Iranian striker of Porto Mehdi Taremi scored its first goal in the 56th minute.
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VIDEO: Boca Juniors vs. River Plate descends into chaos
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – A whopping six red cards were shown during River Plate's Superclasico victory over Boca Juniors. The match turned out to be a chaos.
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Report:
SA in talks with Messi for lucrative deal after PSG fallout
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – The government of Saudi Arabia is reportedly in talks with Argentine forward Lionel Messi and is preparing "the most lucrative salary deal in the history of football."
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Messi to face disciplinary action at PSG over SA trip
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Lionel Messi is facing disciplinary action – possibly suspension – from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for taking a trip to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission, French and international media have reported.
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Majid Sultanpour; Iranian soccer player
TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Majid Sultanpour, an Iranian football player, was born in the southern neighborhood of Tehran on 10/27/1993.
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Iranian footballer Shirchi dies during game
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Iranian young footballer Amirhossein Shirch died of a cardiac arrest on Monday.
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Iran striker Taremi in radar of Marseille
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi is in Radar of Olympique de Marseille, French media reported.
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VIDEO: Moroccan football fans support Palestinian cause
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Moroccan football fans chanted in support of the Palestine Resistance during a football match.
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Shahab Zahedi scores against Debrecen
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Shahab Zahedi has scored for Hungarian football club Puskas Academy in a match against Debrecen.
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Bayer Leverkusen hails Sardar Azmoun
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Bayer Leverkusen praised the performance of its Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun in recent matches and named him as a luxury substitute for the team.
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Austrian goalkeeper extends contract with Foolad FC
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Austrian goalkeeper Christopher Knett has extended his contract with Foolad FC.
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Inarejos appointed coach of Iran's Nassaji Mazandaran
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Carlos Inarejos from Spain has inked a contract to lead Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club in Iran.
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VIDEO: Iran’s Azmoun finds back of net in last minute
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Bayer Leverkusen defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the Bundesliga. Iran’s footballer Sardar Azmoun found the back of the net in the 95th minute of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Spanish daily lauds Iran’s Taremi
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The Spanish daily Diario AS has praised the performance of Iran’s footballer Mehdi Taremi who plays for the FC Porto.
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Iran women football team close to 2024 Paris Olympic
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s women football team advanced to the second round of the Asian Zone qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympic Women’s Football Tournament.
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VIDEO: Iran's Taremi scores as Porto defeats Benfica
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – FC Porto football team gained a 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Primeira Liga as the Iranian striker of Porto Mehdi Taremi scored its second goal in the 53rd minute.
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Iran football federation invites Saudi counterpart for visit
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Football Federation sent a letter to his Saudi counterpart, inviting him to visit Iran.
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Iran's Team Melli defeats Kenya in friendly match
TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Iran's national football team (Team Melli) played Kenya on Tuesday as their second friendly match under the leadership of the new head coach Amir Ghalenoei, defeating the African guest 2 -1.
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Iran beach soccer thrash Japan to become Asian champion
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – Iranian national men's beach soccer team became the champion of Asia after trouncing Japan in the final on Sunday.
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Morocco stun Brazil for first time in friendly international
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – Morocco stunned Brazil 2-1 in a friendly international on Saturday as the north African side recorded a first ever win over the five-time world champions.
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Iran football team to face Kenya in friendly Tuesday
TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) – The national Iranian men's football team will play Kenya as their second friendly match under the leadership of the new head coach Amir Ghalenoei on March 28 in Tehran, the football federation of Iran said Saturday.
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VIDEO: Anti-Macron protests in stadium
TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) – Supporters of the France team called, via brief slogans, for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron during the France-Netherlands match at the Stade de France, local media in France said.
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VIDEO: Barca beat Real to go 12 points clear in La Liga
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Barcelona took a major step towards winning their first league title since 2019 after coming from behind to beat Madrid 2-1.
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Turkish football league:
Iran’s intl. winger Ali Gholizadeh becomes man of match
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s international winger Ali Gholizadeh who plays for the Turkish Kasimpasa this season was named the man of the match against Umraniye.