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Esteghlal vs Perspolis in One of Asia’s Biggest Football Fixtures

IFP Editorial Staff -
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.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Forward Chosen as Best Player of Week in Dutch Football League

IFP Editorial Staff -
A Dutch website has given the Golden Lace Award to the Iranian striker of Eredivisie club Heerenveen Reza Ghoochannejhad.
IFP Exclusive

Plasco Incident’s Heroes Commemorated in Iran’s Football League

IFP Editorial Staff -
The 18th week of Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League was completely overshadowed by the collapse of the ageing high-rise, called Plasco Building, in downtown Tehran last week.
IFP Coverage

Iranian Striker Tops Dutch Football League’s Scoring Table

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Iranian striker Reza Ghoochannejhad scored a hat-trick in Heerenveen’s match against PSV Eindhoven on Sunday to become the Eredivisie’s top scorer with 12 goals at the end of the 19th week.
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Carlos Queiroz Once Again Escapes: This Time to Iran!

IFP Editorial Staff -
Some Arab media has referred to the recent resignation of Carlos Queiroz, the Portuguese coach of Iran national football team, as his “escape from Iran”. Now, after his return to Iran, what should be said?
IFP Exclusive

Iran Stays Top of Asia in Latest FIFA Ranking

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran maintained its position as the number one team in Asia after the first FIFA world rankings in 2017 were released.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Football Sponsor Arrested for Huge Debts to Banks

IFP Editorial Staff -
Prosecutor of Tehran announced that a famous Iranian sport sponsor has been detained because of bank debts.
Media Wire

Asian Young Player of the Year 2016: Sardar Azmoun

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s striker Sardar Azmoun has been chosen as the Asian Young Player of the Year 2016 by outsideoftheboot.com.
Media Wire

Iran Seeks to Host 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup

IFP Media Wire -
Iran is fully-ready to earn the right to host 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar said.
Americas

Ali Daei Offers Condolences over Death of Brazilian Footballer in Plane Crash

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s football legend Ali Daei has released a message of condolence over the death of Brazilian football player Filipe Machado in the recent Columbia plane crash.
Sport

Iranian Referees Honored after A Landmark Year

IFP Media Wire -
The men’s trio from the Islamic Republic of Iran - Alireza Faghani as well as assistant referees Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Reza Mansouri – received awards for their outstanding performances.
Sport

Iran’s Faghani Nominated for Globe Soccer Awards

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian referee Alireza Faghani has been named among the nominees for the 2016 Globe Soccer Awards referee of the year.
Sport

Iran Finishes 2nd at Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian national team lost to Brazil in the final match of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai on Saturday evening.
Sport

Former Coach of Iran’s National Football Team Passes Away

IFP Editorial Staff -
Former coach and defender of Iran’s National Football Team (Team Melli) and Esteghlal football club Mansour Pourheydari passed away at the age of 71 on Friday.
Sport

Modern Stadium Inaugurated in Isfahan after a Decade

IFP Editorial Staff -
The renovation of Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in Iran’s Isfahan was finally finished and the long-awaited opening ceremony was held for the country’s second largest football venue.
Sport

Iran’s Jalal Hosseini in France Football XI Team

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian international defender Seyyed Jalal Hosseini has been selected among the ‘France Football XI’ team in the 2018 World qualifications.
Sport

Iran Comes Third at FIFA Futsal World Cup

IFP Media Wire -
Iran claimed third place at FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 after a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Portugal following a 2-2 draw in Cali, Colombia on Saturday.
Sport

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid Football Stars in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Early this morning, the plane carrying the members of La Liga Legends team landed in Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran for a match due to be held between Spanish and Iranian league legends on Thursday.
Selected

Esteghlal Khuzestan Wins Iran Professional League

Emad Askarieh -
Esteghlal Khuzestan won the title of the 15th edition of the Iran Professional League (IPL) for the first time on Friday.
Hard News

Visit to Iran Was Very Important: Gianni Infantino

Golrokh Askarieh -
UEFA Secretary General and FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino said his visit to Iran was an opportunity for him to present his ideas for the future of football and FIFA.
Selected

An all-star match; Azadi Stadium to go orange on Friday

Emad Askarieh -
The greats of the world’s football will play against Iran’s soccer stars on Friday to raise money for MS patients.
Interviews

By hosting World Cup, Qatar aims to promote the fake Arabian Gulf: Political expert

Emad Askarieh -
Now that the British are officially opposed to Qatar, Iran needs to join the anti-corruption campaign at FIFA and salvage football, said Majid Tafreshi, an international relations expert.
Sport

Iran Lose to Saudi Arabia in AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers

Emad Askarieh -
Saudi Arabia advanced to the regional Olympic qualifying tournament as the first team and Iran as one of the best second-placed teams.
Sport

Iran defeat Palestine in AFC uuder-23 championship qualifiers

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s victory places it atop the Group C table on six points, two clear of Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
Sport

Iran beat Chile in football friendly

Emad Askarieh -
Iran defeat Chile 2-0 in a friendly game as they prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
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