IRNA- Persepolis football team goalkeeper was named on Saturday the best player of the Iran Professional League (IPL) 2018-19. In a ceremony held in Tehrans Espinas Palace Hotel, Beiranvand was also honored as the best goalkeeper of the last season. IPL champions Persepolis won the best team award and the teams captain Jalal Hosseini was named ...

MNA The Iranian domestic football, known as Iran Professional League, has been marred by violence and abusive language. The rivalry between Persepolis and Sepahan, two old and popular football clubs in Iran, is a footballing rivalry which dates back to many years ago. However, in recent years the rivalry between these two teams, who have always ...

Reuters - Global soccer body FIFA has been urged by its own human rights advisory panel to give Iran a deadline for allowing women to watch soccer matches. In a report published Monday, the panel said that Irans ban on women fans violated FIFAs own ethics code which specifically prohibits discrimination including on the basis of gender. Iranian ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani reiterated continued attendance of Iranian families in stadiums to watch sports games. He made the remarks in response to report by the minister of sports and youth on presence of Iranian families in Azadi Stadium to watch Iranian games in 2018 World Cup via a big screen. President called for continuation of families ...

Tasnim Iran national football team defeated Sierra Leone 4-0 on Saturday in a warm-up match as part of preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Iran coach Carlos Queiroz fielded the young players against the underdog African team in Tehrans Azadi Stadium. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh opened the visiting teams goal just 14 minutes into the match and ...

Tasnim Iranian national football team's head coach Carlos Queiroz announced his 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Syria. Team Melli will meet Syria on November 15 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Seremban,, Malaysia. Queirozs men will play Papua New Guinea in a friendly on November 11. Iran tops Group A with 10 ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Persepolis football team could not return to top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) after a goalless draw against arch rival Esteghlal on Friday. Persepolis could return to top of the table with a win in Tehrans Azadi Stadium but failed to find back of the net. Esteghlal also has yet to win a single match after six weeks ...

The 83rd derby of Tehran between the blue jersey Esteghlal and red shirt Persepolis ended scoreless at Tehran Azadi Stadium. The fixture was one of the events of the 6th week of Irans Persian Gulf Premier League of Professional Soccer.    ...

Irans national university football team has ended its campaign at the third edition of Asian University Football Championship in South Korea, and finished as the vicechampion of the sports event following a narrow defeat from Japan in the final showdown. On Wednesday, the Iranian squad lost to the East Asian side 2-3 at the conclusion of the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Two Iran Professional League (IPL) football matches have been postponed due to poor air quality conditions in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The country's football association said Esteghlal of Tehran and Siah Jamegan and Naft Tehran and Tractor Sazi matches, scheduled for Sunday, have been cancelled. Esteghlal and Siah Jamegan ...