Connecticut resident Dan Gaspar coaches Iran's goalkeepers, but he's more concerned about what happens on the field than the geopolitics of the sport   In the unlikely event that the U.S. and Iran face each other in the 2014 World Cup, at least one Iranian coach is not going to have trouble discussing sports and politics with American ...

[caption id="attachment_100713" align="alignright" width="203"] FILE - In this June 8, 2014 file photo, Iran goalkeepers coach Dan Gaspar works with goalies after an international soccer friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 58-year-old Gaspar is from Connecticut. His players, however, speak mostly Farsi. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,...

One American enjoys a unique view of life in Iran from the sidelines of Tehrans main soccer stadium typically packed with more than 100,000 screaming fans. Dan Gaspar, 58, is the assistant coach of the Iranian national soccer team. "My experience is not one I've seen on TV or read in a newspaper. I live here, it's real life," said Gaspar. "It ...