Ali Azim-Araghi
They don’t really care about us
IranSportsPress.com: It is fair to call it a national epidemic of incompetency. Iran football management as a whole reflects the poor management at the top level that has gripped the suffering nation for decades. ... Full story
Iran drops two places in FIFA rankings
(MNA) -- Iran has moved down two places in the latest world football rankings released by FIFA on Wednesday. ... Full story
Esteghlal signs Sepahan keeper Rahmati
(MNA) -- Sepahan goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati joined Esteghlal football team on Monday. ... Full story
Mohammad Nosrati joins Persepolis
(MNA) -- Former Traktorsazi defender Mohammad Nosrati joined Persepolis on a one-year contract. ... Full story
Iran football body apologizes to home fans
(MNA) -- Head of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian apologized to the Iran fans over early exit from the Olympic race. ... Full story
Iran to play Metalist Kharkiv in Austria
(MNA) -- Iran football team will travel to Austria on Tuesday to hold a 13-day training camp. ... Full story
Iran fires football officials after failure in Olympic qualifications
Iran’s three top football officials were fired for dereliction of duty on Sunday as the national squad suffered an early exit from the Olympic qualification race. ... Full story
There are no excuses, Iran Olympic coach says
(MNA) -- Iran Olympic football coach Alireza Mansourian said that he is responsible for the defeat against Iraq in the 2012 Olympic qualifier. ... Full story
Former Iran coach Ivic dies at the age of 77
Former Iran coach Tomislav Ivic has died in hospital in his home town of Split, state television reported on Friday. ... Full story
Ali Daei declines Perspolis offer, Estili takes charge
(MNA) -- Ali Daei rejected Persepolis coaching offer on Tuesday, and the Tehran-based club moved quickly to appoint Hamid Estili as new coach. ... Full story
Ali Daei named Persepolis coach
(MNA) -- Persepolis’ technical committee selected Ali Daei on Monday as coach of Iran’s most popular football team. ... Full story
Amir Ghalenoei appointed Traktorsazi coach
(MNA) -- Former Sepahan and Esteghlal coach Amir Ghalenoei joined Traktorsazi of Tabriz on Monday. ... Full story
Iran opens 7-a-side World Championship with victory
MNA- Iran defeated Ireland in its opening match of the 2011 CP-ISRA Football 7-a-side World Championship on Sunday. ... Full story
Iran defeats Iraq in Olympic qualifier VIDEO
Arbil: Iran secured a vital away victory over arch-rivals Iraq, thanks to a first half strike from Mohsen Mosalman in the first leg of their second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday. ... Full story
Hadi Aghili joins Al-Arabi of Qatar
(MNA) -- Sepahan defender Hadi Aghili on Sunday joined Al-Arabi SC of Qatar on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. ... Full story
Luka Bonacic takes charge of Shahin Bushehr
(MNA) -- Luka Bonacic was named as the new coach of Shahin Bushehr football team on Sunday. ... Full story
Miodrag Jesic named Shahrdari of Tabriz coach
(MNA) -- Miodrag Jesic was appointed as coach of Shahrdari of Tabriz, according to the Iranian club. ... Full story
Karimi happy for Persepolis homecoming
(MNA) -- Ali Karimi said that on Saturday he is so happy to return to Persepolis football team. ... Full story
Iran Paralympic soccer team to play Ireland on Sunday
Iran Paralympic football team will play Republic of Ireland in the CPISRA 7-a-Side World Championships in the Netherlands on Sunday. ... Full story
Iran Professional League to start on August 2
(MNA) -- Iran Professional League (IPL) will start on August 2, according to IPL President Aziz Mohammadi. ... Full story
Former Iranian boxer dies at 66
(MNA) -- Former Iranian boxer Abdollah Ghasemi passed away at age 66 on Thursday from a heart attack. ... Full story
Iran to meet Iraq in Olympic qualifier
Iran's U-23 football team will take on Iraq in the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics Football tournament in London. ... Full story
Khalatbari inks Gharafa deal
Doha: Former Qatari champions Al Gharafa have roped in Iranian midfielder Mohammad Reza Khalatbari from AFC Champions League 2011 quarterfinalists Zob Ahan. ... Full story
FIFA donates $6 million to Japan
Tokyo: FIFA will donate about $6 million in aid to help Japanese football recover from the damage of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, Japan Football Association Junji Ogura said Thursday. ... Full story
Ali Karimi Joins Perspolis
IranSportsPress.com: According to the official website of Perspolis football club, Ali Karimi has joined the Reds after agreeing terms with the club on Wednesday. ... Full story
Fifa's ruling on women's Islamic strip sends out the wrong message
By leaving the issue until the last minute, and undermining earlier agreements, Fifa is failing to live up to its stated values ... Full story
Hamid Estili to coach Persepolis football team
(MNA) -- Former Shahin Bushehr coach Hamid Estili will likely be named Persepolis football coach. ... Full story
Farhad Majidi named Iran’s “Football Player of the Year”
(MNA) -- Esteghlal skipper Farhad Majidi has been named Iran’s “Footballer of the Year”, in an internet poll taken by the popular Monday night Iranian channel-3 TV program “90”. ... Full story
Sajjadi nominated as youth affairs & sports minister
(MNA) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday proposed Hamid Sajjadi to Parliament as Iran’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. ... Full story
IPL Rumours: Daei in Sepahan and Ghalenoei in Teraktor
(MNA) -- Amir Ghalenoei is likely to join Traktorsazi of Tabriz, according to the Iranian media. ... Full story
Queiroz selects the roster for the Maldives game
The new Team Melli coach, Carlos Queiroz has announced his latest roster of players for an Austrian camp in Loipersdorf, prior to the Maldives game. ... Full story
Mehdi Rahmati agrees to join Esteghlal
(MNA) -- Sepahan goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati has agreed to join Esteghlal on Saturday on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee . ... Full story
My job is done here, Daei says
(MNA) -- Persepolis coach Ali Daei says that his mission with the popular football team has been accomplished. ... Full story
Persepolis lifts Iran’s Hazfi Cup - VIDEO
(MNA) -- Persepolis won Iran’s Hazfi Cup despite a 1-0 loss to Malavan of Bandar Anzali on Friday. ... Full story
Steel Azin transferred to Semnan
(MNA) -- Steel Azin football club was transferred to Semnan province according to the Tehran-based team’s owner Hossein Hadayati. ... Full story
Iran’s Greco-Roman junior wrestlers win Asian title
(MNA) -- Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team sealed the championship title in the 2011 Junior Asian Championship on Friday. ... Full story
Persepolis takes a step towards Hazfi Cup
(MNA) -- Persepolis took a big step toward Iran’s Hazfi Cup title after a convincing victory over Malavan in the first leg of the final match on Tuesday. ... Full story
Iran, FIFA Clash Over Hijab
Iran is challenging FIFA's decision to ban its women footballers from playing an Olympic qualifier match because of their Islamic dress. ... Full story
Iran: FIFA’s headscarf ban imposed by ‘dictators’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described FIFA as “dictators” on Tuesday for a headscarf ban in soccer that affects the women’s team. ... Full story
Iran writes to FIFA over ban on women’s football team
(MNA) -- Head of the Iran Football Federation (IFF) wrote a protest letter to FIFA over its decision to deny Iran women's football team to play a 2012 Olympics qualifier in Jordan because of the players' Islamic dress code. ... Full story
Mahram finish runners up in Asian Champions Cup
MANILA, Philippines (22nd FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Al Riyadi Beirut held their own in crunch moments toppling twice defending champions Mahram 91-82 en route to winning their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup gold medal in the cauldronesque PhilSports Arena on Sunday. ... Full story
Disgraced FIFA official stops Iran's Olympic qualifier
Iran's women football team was prevented from taking the pitch against Jordan on Friday in the second qualifying round of 2012 London Olympics, due to "inappropriate" clothing, despite having played the first round with the same clothing. The decision which was made by the Bahraini official of the match left the Iranian players in tears. ... Full story
Mahram reach the final after beating the home favourites
MANILA, Philippines (22nd FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Smart Gilas suffered their first defeat in the competition, a heartbreaking one at that, bowing out 77-80 to twice defending champions Mahram in the semi-finals on Saturday, but not before giving the mighty Iranians a good run for their money. ... Full story
Malavan, Persepolis in Hazfi Cup final - VIDEO
Malavan and Persepolis have reached the final match of Iran's Hazfi Cup following their victories over Foulad and Esteqlal in the semifinals of the tournament. ... Full story
Mahram destroy Saudi opponent to reach semis
MANILA, Philippines (22nd FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Darren Kelly, who had a game-high 24 points, took more than six minutes to open the scoring for Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad in the quarterfinal game against twice defending champions Mahram. But by then, each of Mahram’s starters had scored at least once leading the Iranian giants to an 18-0 lead. Mahram’s 102-65 win, thus, looked a mere formality after that. ... Full story
Mahram qualify to quarter finals of the Asia Champions Cup
Hamed Afagh was the scourge of Mahram in the Iranian Super League Finals, when donning the Zob Ahan colors. But on Wednesday, the 28-year-old justified his borrowing by the defending champions for this competition playing a pivotal role in taking the Iranian outfit to an 81-64 win against last year’s runners-up Al Rayyan of Qatar. ... Full story
Osasuna agree new deals with Nekounam and Masoud
Iran internationals Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei have agreed contract extensions with Osasuna until 2013, the Spanish club said on Tuesday. ... Full story
AFC orders Iran to improve facilities or risk losing CL spots
Tehran: The AFC Special Mission Team (SMT) to Iran has made several recommendations to help the clubs and Iranian Premier League meet the criteria to qualify for the next edition of the AFC Champions League tournament. ... Full story