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Kish Island Great Choice for Family Vacations in Autumn

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Kish Island, a resort island in the south of the country, with its white sand beaches and coral reefs, has long been a major destination for Iranian and foreign tourists.
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Iran Celebrates Women’s First Free Stadium Attendance with 14 Goals

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Iran’s national football team pulled off a landslide victory over Cambodia, scoring seven in either half to send them well clear at the top of Group C, in a day when Iranian women were allowed to freely attend the stadium for the first time in 40 years.
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Iran Vice President: Women’s Entry into Stadiums A Step Forward

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Vice President of Iran for Women and Family Affairs has lauded the admission of women to football stadiums as an important step forward for the protection of women’s rights.
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Iran Football: Persepolis Defeats Archrival Esteghlal in Tehran Derby

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Persepolis have won the 90th Tehran Derby after edging past Esteghlal 1-nil in the fourth week of Iran’s professional league.
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Iran Says Preparing Conditions for Women to Go to Stadiums

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Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei says women are now allowed to go to stadiums to watch all international football matches, and conditions are being prepared for club matches as well.
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Iran Is Safe, Beautiful: Marc Wilmots

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Marc Wilmots, the new Belgian manager of Iran’s national football team, better known as Team Melli, describes Iran as a safe and beautiful country a few weeks after his arrival.
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Iran Hires Marc Wilmots as New Manager of Team Melli

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The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has reached a final agreement with Belgian manager Marc Wilmots, and signed a contract with him as the new head of Iran’s National Football Team until the end of FIFA World Cup 2022.
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Persepolis Claims Iran Pro League for 3rd Consecutive Time

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Persepolis have won their 3rd successive title in Iran’s top flight, known as the Persian Gulf Pro League, after defeating their hosts Pars Jonoubi Jam, 1-0, on the final day of the Season.
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World’s View of Iran Is Wrong: Croat Football Player

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Mario Budimir, a Croatian football player who plays for Iran’s Persepolis Football Club, says the world has a wrong view of Iran but Tehran can surprise any visitor.
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Iran Congratulates Qatar on Claiming AFC Asian Cup Title

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday congratulated the Qatari government, nation and national football team after the Arab country claimed the title at the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup.
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Team Melli Defeat Dashes Hopes of Wining AFC Asian Cup After 43 Years

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Title-contender Japan national football team defeated Iran 3-0 to reach the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Monday, destroying hopes among Iranians of winning the cup after a 43-year break.
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Iran Smashes China at AFC Asian Cup Quarter-Final

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A consummate performance by Sardar Azmoun laid the foundation for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 3-0 win over China PR as Team Melli eased into the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 semi-finals on Thursday.
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Qatar’s Awarding of Windcatcher Scale Model Raises Eyebrows in Iran

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Last week, Iranian netizens were shocked to see Qatari officials awarding a scale model of windcatchers to Paris Saint-Germain staff who had won a traditional camel race in the peninsular nation.
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Iran Thrash Yemen in Asian Cup Opener

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Iran’s national football team had a stormy debut as the players kicked off their AFC Asian Cup Group D campaign with a crushing 5-0 win over Yemen at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the UAE.
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UAE Bars Top Qatari Football Official from Attending Asian Cup

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The United Arab Emirate has, in a politically-motivated move, prevented Qatari Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Saud al-Muhannadi from taking part in the AFC Asian Cup tournament, which is to start on Saturday.
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FIFA Surprised By Iranian Inventor’s VAR

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An Iranian inventor has successfully tested a home-grown Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, creating hope that endless quarrels over human errors in refereeing Iranian football could be ended.
Media Wire

Two Iranian Women to Judge European Futsal Games

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For the first time in Iran’s futsal history, two Iranian women futsal judges are appointed to judge the European Women's Futsal Cup, chairman of the Football Federation Refereeing Department, Davood Rafati, announced here on Monday.
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Iranian Clubs Learn Rivals in 2019 AFC Champions League

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Iranian football teams Esteghlal and Persepolis learned their opponents at the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League (ACL) on Thursday.
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Iran’s Most Advanced Football Stadium Opens in Ahvaz

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Foolad Arena, the most technologically advanced stadium of Iran, was officially opened in the south-western city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province on Tuesday.
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Iran to Host Some 2022 World Cup Teams If FIFA Agrees: Qatar

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A Qatari official says some of the teams participating in the FIFA World Cup 2022 may be accommodated in Iran’s Kish Island as the Arab country lacks enough accommodation facilities to host all the guests.
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FIFA Hails Presence of Iranian Women Fans at Football Match

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The president of the world football body has thanked the Iranian president for allowing Iranian women to go to the stadium to watch a football match.
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Iran Urges FIFA to Keep Politics Out of Sports 

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Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has called on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to separate political issues from football.
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Persepolis vs Kashima Antlers Match Breaks ACL Final’s Attendance Record

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A new attendance record is going to be set as Iran’s Persepolis take on Japan’s Kashima Antlers in the second leg of the AFC Champions League Final 2018 at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on November 10.
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Ticket Sale Website Down after 1.5m Rush to Book Place at ACL Final

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Over 1.5 million people have rushed to book their tickets for the second leg of the AFC Champions League final match between Persepolis of Iran and Kashima Antlers of Japan, to be held this weekend in Tehran.
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Iranian Students Enjoy Watching ACL Final Together at Schools

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Iranian schoolchildren on Saturday seized a rare opportunity to watch the important first leg of the AFC Champions League final match between Persepolis of Iran and Kashima Antlers of Japan at schools.
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