Al-Monitor | Maziar Motamedi: Asian soccer's most important game of the season, the AFC Champions League final, was held in Tehran on Nov. 10. What transpired on the pitch was somewhat anticlimactic, not to mention discouraging for the Iranian side, as Iran's Persepolis and Japan's Kashima Antlers reached a goalless draw that meant the latter emerged ...

Iran Front Page - IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, November 11, 2018, and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in all papers today was the ineffectiveness of US sanctions against Iran and the waivers granted to some countries ...

Tasnim - The 2018 AFC Champions League final didn't go according to plan but Persepolis head coach Branko Ivankovic said he is so proud of his players. The fact that his players and the team's fans gave it their all meant Persepolis had won despite Kashima Antlers holding them to a 0-0 draw to seal its first AFC Champions League title with a 2-0 ...

Tasnim AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino in welcoming the presence of more than 1,000 female fans at the Azadi Stadium for the 2018 AFC Champions League final on Saturday. After the final won 2-0 on aggregate by Japans Kashima Antlers against Persepolis of Iran, Shaikh Salman said, "Football ...

BBC - Hundreds of Iranian women have been allowed to attend the Asia Champions League final in Tehran, Iran's semi-official Isna news agency reports. The move is being seen as a possible end to more than 35 years of exclusion of women from top matches. Most were said to be relatives of players or members of women's teams. They watched the local ...

MNA The second leg of the grand finale took place between home side Persepolis FC and Kashima Antlers at Azadi Stadium, where the Iranian team finished second at the AFC Champions League on Saturday. The second leg of ACL final between Irans Persepolis and Japans Kashima Antlers ended with a 0-0 draw and according to a 2-0 victory of ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   US sanctions targeting Iranian peoples livelihood Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the illegitimate sanctions reimposed by the US government negatively affect the life and living of Iranian people. World condemnation of US sanctions, pragmatic support to multilateralism Irans ...

RTE.ie - In a historic move, 850 women were permitted to attend the Asian Champions League final in Tehran this afternoon, bringing an end to almost four decades of exclusion from top club matches in the country. A crowd of more than 80,000 is expected at the Azadi Stadium as Persepolis, Iran's best-supported club, seek to overturn a 2-0 first leg ...

IRNA Tehrans iconic Milad towers lighting system turns the citys symbol to red on Saturday at 17:00 local time to show support for the Iranian representative in the Asian Champions League finals, Persepolis. Football lovers can watch the game live in the towers' cinema. A winning ceremony is also prepared in Milad tower in case Perspolis wins ...

Tasnim - FIFA President Gianni Infantino will attend the final match of the AFC Champions League between Persepolis of Iran and Japans Kashima Antlers. The second leg of the AFC Champions League will be held at the 80,000-seater Azadi Stadium on Saturday. Persepolis will have a difficult task to win the title since the Iranian team has suffered ...

Tasnim - Kashima Antlers of Japan defeated Persepolis of Iran 2-0 in the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League final on Saturday. Brazilian duo Leo Silva and Serginho got the decisive goals as the J League side took control following a bright start from Iran champion. The first big chance fell to the visitors when a cross from the right ...

Tasnim Ahead of the first of two meetings between the best clubs in the East and West of the continent, the-AFC.com has introduced some of the key Persepolis players, who could be the ones to watch at Kashima Soccer Stadium on November 3. Iranian giant Persepolis is set to make history on Saturday when it takes to the field in the first leg of ...

Tasnim Irans Persepolis football team will face Kashima Antlers of Japan in the final match of the AFC Champions League. Kashima Antlers came back from two goals down to salvage a 3-3 draw with Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea on Wednesday in the second leg of the semi-final, and progressing final with a 6-5 aggregate win. On Tuesday, ...