Iran's Football
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AFC pres. attends Natl. Center for Iranian Football in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa attended a ground-breaking ceremony for the National Center for Iranian Football in Tehran.
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Iran to equip stadiums with VAR system
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has announced that it is after installing VAR (Video Assistant Referee) in its stadiums.
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Iran football moves up 3 places in latest FIFA ranking
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – According to the latest FIFA ranking released today, Iranian men's national football team has climbed 3 rungs up to 30th on the world stage while still remaining above all other Asian teams.
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‘Happy to be back for Team Melli’: once-retired Sardar Azmoun
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun, who had once announce retirement from national duty, said that he is happy to be back in Team Melli.
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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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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Tehran Derby
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The 88th Tehran Derby, also known as Red-Blue Derby, between the two prominent Tehran clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis, was held yesterday. The two giants faced in the 8th week of Iran Persian Gulf League and finished in a nil-nil draw.
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Team Melli to face Bolivia in friendly match
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s National Football Team, known as Team Melli, will take on Bolivia in a friendly match on October 16.
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Queiroz says verbal agreement with Iran concluded
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The head coach of Team Melli said that he has reached a verbal agreement with Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) but has not yet signed any contract.
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Iran, South Korea call for expanding football ties
TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Iran and the president of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) met on Monday in Tehran, calling for increased football-related cooperation.
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Iran’s football team eliminated from Asian Games
JAKARTA, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s U23 football team lost the round of 16 match to South Korea in 2018 Asian Games.
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Asian Games: Iran football loses to Myanmar, advances to next round
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iran U23 football team lost the Monday match to Myanmar, however advanced to the next round of competitions as the Group F leader.
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VIDEO: Iran vs DPR Korea at 2018 Asian Games' football event
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s U21 national football team defeated DPR Korea 3-0 and gained the first three points in 2018 Asian Games, held in Indonesia.
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Iran’s football team earns 1st victory in 2018 Asian Games
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s U21 national football team defeated DPR Korea and gained the first three points in 2018 Asian Games, held in Indonesia.
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Iran's U21 football held by KSA in 2018 Asian Games
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s U21 national football team was held by Saudi Arabia in the first game of 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
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By: Masoud Hossein
Sardar Azmoun needs to 'grit his teeth'
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Two months before the start of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia, Sardar Azmoun was the most wanted Iranian player in the summer transfer window but after the competition, no club has yet shown any interest in signing him.
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By: Masoud Hossein
Zlatko Dalic, much too high a price for Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iran would have reached an agreement with Zlatko Dalic had the federation offered him a position as a replacement of Carlos Queiroz before the start of the 2018 World Cup, but his price has skyrocketed ever since he led his team to the final of the World Cup.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Iran women's U19 football team training session
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran women's U19 football team held a training session on Tuesday at the Natinal Football Academy in Tehran. The team is preparing for Asian U19 Championships qualifications.
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Iranian player on transfer radar to Turkish Trabzonspor
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iran soccer player Majid Hosseini is reportedly on transfer radar to professional Turkish football club Trabzonspor, according to Turkish media.
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Iranian cadet football players beat Azerbaijan 5-1 in friendly
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian U16 football national team have defeated Azerbaijan national under-16 football team in a friendly match in Baku.
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By: Seyed Zafar Mehdi
Team Melli end World Cup campaign on high note
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – When Karim Ansarifard scored the last-gasp equalizer against Portugal; ecstatic, adrenaline-fueled scenes were witnessed at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, where thousands of young football fans had gathered to watch live feed of the match.
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VIDEO: Iran vs Spain at World Cup 2018
TEHRAN, June. 21 (MNA) – Spain won the Wednesday match against Iran 1-0 with Casta's deflected goal at the 54th minute. This was the second match of Group B which was held at Kazan Arena. Iran will face Portugal on Monday while Spain takes on Morocco.
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Spain gets lucky win against Iran at World Cup 2018
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – We thought Iran would be lucky if it could just end the game against Spain with as less goals received as possible, but it was actually Spain whose single winning goal was a fortunate deflected shot.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Iran 1-0 Morocco at World Cup 2018
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iranian national football team beat Morocco 1-0 in their opener at the 2018 World Cup on Friday, making it Iran's second win in World Cup history, after their win against the United States in 1998. Iran will next play against Spain in Group B play on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Iran vs Morocco at World Cup 2018
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iran beat Morocco 1-0 on Friday in Group B play at the 2018 World Cup. The goal was headed by Morocco's Aziz Bouhaddouz into his own net. This was Iran's second win in World Cup history, and first since beating US in 1998. Iran will next face Spain on Wednesday.
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John Toshack joins Iran’s Tractor Sazi FC as head coach
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Signing a 3-years contract, eminent Welsh coach John Benjamin Toshack will join Iran’s soccer club of Tractor Sazi of Tabriz as the head coach.
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FM Zarif tells Lavrov hopeful to see Astana process bear fruit
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia met in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the guarantor states of Astana Process and voiced hope to achieve good results with the efforts for Syria.
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Iran’s national football team cancels friendly match with Syria
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian Football Federation has announced it has cancelled a previously planned friendly match between Iran and Syria national football teams.
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Iran’s Ambassador to Netherlands:
Inking MoU, step towards soccer coop. between Iran, Netherlands
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Netherlands Alireza Jahangiri pointed to signing a cooperation agreement between the federations of the two countries last year and said, “this agreement is the outset of broadening and expanding sports cooperation between Iran and the Netherlands.”
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By: Mohammad Reza Abbasi
Tehran blue giants get to semi-final of Hazfi Cup
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Esteghlal of Tehran and Iran Javan of Bushehr lined up against each other at the quarter-final stage of Iran’s Hazfi Cup. The event was won by the blue giants of Tehran, Esteghlal, with a 3-0 score.
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CP football team lands 2nd in Asia, wins World berth
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iranian cerebral palsy (CP) footballers have earned tickets to 2018 IBSA Blind Football World Championships for finishing vice-champion at 2017 Football 5-a-side Asian Championships in Malaysia.