Masoud Soltanifar

Sports min.:

85% of sports sites constructed in post-revolution

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar said that 85 percent of the country’s sports sites have been constructed after the Islamic Revolution.

Iran conditions Queiroz contract extension to winning Asian title

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – President of the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) said that the contract of Team Melli manager Carlos Queiroz may be extended if the team finishes first in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

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.

Parl. speaker:

Creating solidarity against enemies’ plots, ‘national, revolutionary duty’

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – In a joint meeting with the Iranian sports officials, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that establishing solidarity, unity and amity considering conspiracies waged by enemies against the country is a national and revolutionary duty.

Pres. Rouhani stresses on families’ access to stadiums

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – In a message to sports minister, Iranian President Rouhani stressed the continued access of families and women to Azadi Stadium following the successful experience of their attendance at the stadium to watch Iran’s World Cup games.

Sports min.:

Rouhani or Jahangiri may attend Asian Games inauguration in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – President Rouhani or First VP Jahangiri may take part in the inauguration of the 2018 Asian Games scheduled for 18 August to 2 September in Indonesia, according to the Iranian minister of sports affairs.

Iranian, Iraqi sport ministers vow to expand coop.

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iraq's Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul-Hussein Abtaan who is visiting Tehran joined his Iranian counterpart Soltanifar at the joint presser and voiced resolution to expand sport cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

Reforms needed for fundamental structures of Sports Ministry

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar said the ministry will submit to the new government a number of reform plans over the statutes of federations.