The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has congratulated Iran on its advancement to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 in Bahamas.
Iranian international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who has been starring for AZ Alkmaar football club in the Dutch league, is on the radar of several Premiere League clubs, according to media reports.
People in various Iranian cities, particularly the capital city of Tehran, poured into the streets on Wednesday to celebrate the 10th championship of popular football giant Persepolis in Iran’s football league.
Persepolis football team defeated rock bottom Machine Sazi of Tabriz to end nine-year title drought in Iran Professional League (IPL) with three games left until the end of the season.
Iranians are used to seeing their football players joining clubs in major European leagues, but a head coach at the helm of a well-known European side was what the country’s fans were craving for years.
Iranian professional football clubs Esteghlal Tehran and Zob Ahan Esfahan beat their rivals from Uzbekistan on Monday in the latest round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League
Two-time Asian champion Esteghlal of Tehran and the past year’s Iran Pro League champion Esteghlal of Khuzestan eased past Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun and the UAE’s Al Jazira, respectively, in 2017 AFC Champions League on Monday.
Iranian football clubs Zob Ahan and Persepolis shared points with their rivals from the UAE and Saudi Arabia in groups C and D, respectively, in AFC Champions League on Tuesday.
The Iran Pro League table-topper Persepolis should have stopped living in the past in Sunday’s eagerly-awaited derby against traditional archrival Esteghlal in Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran.
Iran’s professional football club Esteghlal has managed to notch up a well-earned victory over arch-rival Persepolis at the end of their 84th face-off in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.
Popular football giants of Tehran Esteghlal FC and Perspolis FC have taken thousands of fans to Azadi Stadium in Tehran for “one of Asia’s biggest fixtures”, also known as Tehran Derby.