AFC - The first C-Grade Referees course for women under the Vision Iran Project Qazvin banner has been held, with 29 potential referees attending.
Andranik plans Fulham return
Skysports - Iran international Andranik Teymourian has said he wants another crack at breaking into Fulham’s first-team squad.
Iran: Afshin Ghotbi Opens Door For Ali Karimi Return
Goal - Newly appointed Iran head coach Afshin Ghotbi gave his first press conference in Tehran at the weekend when he left the door open for Ali Karimi, named his assistants and talked about what needs to be done to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
Esteqlal crowned Iran champion
PTV - Esteqlal is crowned the Iranian Premier League champions for the second time in the history of the competition after a 1-0 victory against Payam. Read the rest of this entry »
Decline of Iranian Football
Mohammad Ala - PFC: Our football has been in decline in the past thirty years, especially in the past year both at club levels and at the national level. There are a few good players, but they cannot make a huge difference. Clubs should be privatized and managed professionally. Read the rest of this entry »
Ghotbi takes up Iran job
AFC - TEHRAN: Iranian-American Afshin Ghotbi became Iran’s third coach in a month on Wednesday when he was named as successor to Mohammad Mayelikohan whose reign lasted just two weeks, the ISNA news agency reported.
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Esteghlal 1-1 Umm Salal: Umm Salal got lucky admits Gili
AFC TEHRAN - Umm Salal became the second Qatari side to deal a blow to Iranian hopes of ACL success when they held Esteghlal to a 1-1 draw but coach Gerard Gili admitted they were fortunate to come away unbeaten.
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