TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs said that the ban on Iranian football teams to sign foreign players and coaches is ‘temporary’. Speaking in a press conference on Saturday, Mehdi Alinejad said that this limitation will be in place only in the current year. “The Ministry had banned […]
۲ TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yahya Golmohammadi was named the new head coach of Iranian giant Persepolis on Monday. He replaced Gabriel Calderon in the popular football team. The Argentine coach led Persepolis to top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table, three points ahead of Sepahan. Shah Khodro club has confirmed departure of Yayha Golmohammadi by […]
۲ TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – A spokesman in Iranian football federation said that the body has filed a complaint against Bahrain over their fans’ disrespect for Iran’s national anthem during the Tuesday match between the sides in Manama. National football teams of Iran and Bahrain held a match on Tuesday in the Matchday three […]
۲ EghtesadOnline: The planned privatization of Iran’s two major football clubs, namely Persepolis and Esteghlal, is unlikely to be concluded in the current Iranian year (March 2019-2020), amid impediments to reforms in the clubs’ structure and problems related to their financial statements, the head of Iranian Privatization Organization says. “There are many hurdles on the […]