Soccer
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Two fans dead, over 20 injured in Mexico football match riots
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Two people have been killed and more than 20 more taken to hospital after a bloody riot broke out during a Mexican football match between Queretaro and Atlas.
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Palestinian national amputee soccer team arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Palestinian national amputee soccer team on Thursday arrived at Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport to participate in the West Asian Championship qualifiers.
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By: Mohammad Hasan Hayavi
Sanat Naft Abadan defeats Tractor in IPL match week 17
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Sanat Naft Abadan gained a 1-0 over Tractor S.C. in Abadan's Takhti Stadium on Matchday 17 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.
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Japan invites Iran national football team for friendly match
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian national football team has been invited to Japan to hold a friendly match after it commandingly qualified for the 2022 world cup.
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VIDEO: Stunning goal by Ghoddos for Brentford vs Burnley
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iranian professional soccer player Saman Ghoddos displayed a spectacular scissor kick to score Brentford's first goal of the day against Burnley in the British Premier League on Saturday.
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Iranian footballer goes back to Netherlands to join Feyenoord
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Alireza Jahanbakhsh has ended his three-year spell at Brighton and returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, UK sports media have said.
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By: Pouya Bazargard
Soccer on paddy field
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – "Footchal" or football on paddy field is a local soccer game in northern Iranian Gilan province. The youth play the game before the rice seedlings are planted in the field.
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UK club corrects mistake made to Iranian footballer's profile
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The nationality and the flag of Iran have now appeared on the profile of Alireza Jahanbakhsh who plays for Premier League Brighton FC.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbassi
Funeral of prominent footballer Mehrdad Minavand
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – A funeral procession was held on Thursday for the prominent Iranian soccer player Mehrdad Minavand who died at the age of 45 after briefly being hospitalized for contracting Covid-19 disease.
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2020 nominees for best football players announced
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Globe Soccer announced the nominees for the best football players in the world in 2020.
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Iran beats powerful Spain to win Dubai Inter-continental Beach Soccer Cup for 3rd time
TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The national Iranian beach soccer team thrashed Spain 6-3 in the finals of the 2019 Dubai Inter-continental Beach Soccer Cup on Saturday evening.
