Al-Monitor- Onceknown as amagicianon the field, a legendary soccer player hailing from a humble southern Tehran neighborhood has in recent years been more of an activist than anything else. Ali Karimi has now launched a boycott campaign, calling on Iranians to refrain from buying capital goods and investment commodities, which he says have been unfairly ...

Financial Tribune- In an Instagram post on Sunday, Iranian footballing legend Ali Karimi urged people not to buy gold coins, automobiles or any other commodities, the prices of which have gone up over the past few weeks. Many athletes and celebrities have also joined his movement, re-posting his message and hashtagging I dont buy. Karimis campaign ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, June 18, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Newspapers today widely covered a campaign launched by former football player Ali Karimi, a popular celebrity, to ask people not ...

Bloomberg l Golnar Motevalli: Its almost impossible for anyone who isnt part of Irans conservative establishment to freely criticize the government or other national institutions using the countrys tightly-controlled state broadcaster. Soccer starsare among the few exceptions -- as one proved this week. Each Monday evening, a hugely popular show ...

Ballack, who has recently joined Instagram, was welcomed by Ali Karimi who posted in Farsi and invited his numerous fans to follow the page of the German footballer.   In an English comment under that post by Karimi, Ballack thanked his Iranian counterpart on the same day. Later on Monday, Ballack decided to post another thank-you message ...

Retired Iranianfootballer Ali Karimi has claimed the title as the best striker of the country in more than three decades since the victory of the1979 Islamic Revolution. According to an opinion poll conducted by the state-run IRIB 3 television network on Monday evening, Karimi garnered 70 percent of all the votes to be named Irans top-ranked midfielder ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Former Iran and Persepolis midfielder Ali Karimi was chosen as Irans most popular player over the past two decades, according to polls conducted by an Iranian television station on Monday night. Karimi finished in first place, winning 52 percent of the votes in the three-candidate race. Former Esteghlal striker Farhad Majidi ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian national football team left Tehran Monday night to take part in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Iran assistant coach didnt accompany Team Melli and wrote on his Instagram page if you cannot serve, you should not betray. Iran's national football team traveled to Sydney and will train at Cromer Park on the northern beaches ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Former Iran captain Ali Karimi joined the football stars getting involved in the ALS ice bucket challenge to raise money for charity. He later nominates his former teammate Ali Daei, currently Persepolis coach, actor Reza Attaran as well as singer Maziar Fallahi. It seems Karimi and Daei have buried the hatchet since the formers ...

Tehran, July 20, IRNA Former member of Iran?s national football team and former FC Bayern Mnchen midfielder Ali Karimi officially bade farewell to football. Karimi, 36, who has also played for Iran?s most popular club, Perspolis, issued a farewell letter on Sunday. Karimi played for Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC last season. He made the decision despite ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Veteran Ali Karimi has been dropped from the Iranian national football team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Carlos Queiroz has called up 28 players for participating in Irans training camp in Austria, which will be held from May 12 to 31. In the current list, free agent Karimi, who was expected to play for Iran at the World ...

By Reuters (Reuters) - Iran's Ali Karimi, Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004, was shortlisted for the region's top individual award on Friday, alongside South Korean Lee Keun-ho and China's Zheng Zhi. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will name the winner in Kuala Lumpur on November 29. The 34-year-old Karimi, who has played for German ...

By Tehran Times Ali Karimi and Mohsen Bengar of Iran have been nominated for the 2012 AFC Player of the Year award on Sunday. Japan, Korea Republic and China have a player each in the list. Ali Karimi, 2004 AFC Player of the Year, returned to the list of contenders while Lee Keun-ho, who helped Korea Republic side Ulsan Hyundai win the AFC Champions ...