Articles tagged with "IRIFF"
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 27th, 2006
Oh my goodness! I thought Branko gets no respect in Iran until I read Soze’s post in Croatia blog! …… Oofta!
I actually agree with Soze ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 25th, 2006
Poor Branko Ivankovic. All he has done is to coach Iran to the World Cup finals in Germany, but paraphrasing comedian Rodney Dangerfield, “He gets ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 21st, 2006
A young fan managed to squeeze through the fence and run onto the pitch while Team Melli was practicing, showing us all that the love ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 21st, 2006
Director Jafar Panahi’s movie, Offside, continues to score points for Iranian women in their struggle to gain the right to attend sports events.
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 21st, 2006
Do you want to see more Team Melli training pictures? Did I hear yes?! :P
Click here then, and check out Ali Karimi. He looks fit!
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 21st, 2006
Thanks to Trent of Ecuador blog, I learned about this page on the FIFA World Cup site. It has the profiles of all the players ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 21st, 2006
Coach Branko Ivankovic’s favorit secret weapon Masoud Shojaei is a very energetic and technically strong attacking midfielder. Clicker here to see and read a bit ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 16th, 2006
Coach Branko Ivankovic is focusing on making it to the knock out stage this summer, he told reporters. He singled out Masoud Shojaei of Saipa, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 15th, 2006
Okay, it is a done deal! They just announced the World Cup squad. No surprises here, and most everyone should be happy with this list. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 8th, 2006
Let’s take a break from the bizarre and talk football. It appears that the friendly with Bosnia & Herzegovina has been confirmed.
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 5th, 2006
Much maligned Team Melli coach Branko Ivankovic has been getting a lot of deserved and undeserved heat as of late. I think the problem has ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 4th, 2006
Thanks to my fellow Team Melli fan, Mani, tonight I discovered that Iranian football Federation has stepped into the treacherous world of sports merchandizing! For ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 4th, 2006
Team Melli coach Branko Ivankovic was interviewed on Wednesday during which he addressed my favorite topic (NOT!) the lack of proper preparation.
Branko told reporters that ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 2nd, 2006
Here is a short one from of Iran camp curtsy of Persian Football.
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 2nd, 2006
A few months ago, under pressure, Team Melli coach Branko Ivankovic agreed to have a meeting with all the Iranian Pro League coaches, all 16 ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 30th, 2006
Dear Angola,
Thank you kindly for your letter of warning.
The nightmares we are having in Iran have nothing to do with Angola. To the contrary, it ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 30th, 2006
Hello! Anyone at home in IRIFF?! Angola just “kicked Butt” in a friendly against Lesotho. Are we going to get a game with someone, anyone, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 30th, 2006
Branko Ivankovic seems confident about Iran’s chances against Group D opponents Mexico. SO am I, but I would even more confident if I see Team ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 28th, 2006
Kaveh Mahjoob had an exclusive interview with Iran coach Branko Ivankovic. They covered many issues. Take a look here.
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 26th, 2006
A few conservative German politicians have suggested that Iranian football fans be subjected to "rigorous security checks". Another “legal expert” suggested “"The domestic intelligence ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 26th, 2006
Wow! This is great! First the new and cool looking outfit, then the provisional roster announcement on time as promised, and now …… hear this ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 25th, 2006
Rejoice Team Melli fans, the provisional World Cup roster was announced. IRIFF site announced a list of 29 (4 of which are reserves). Adding the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 25th, 2006
Matchday 4 of the AFC Championship will have Foolad and Saba Battery of Iran face off against Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan and Al Wahda of UAE.
The ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 19th, 2006
Is Team Melli in crisis? You bet your bottom dollar it is! But does that necessarily mean doom and gloom? Well, it may, or it ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 13th, 2006
There is a young man who plays his football for Herta Berlin. His name is Ashkan Dejagah, he is 19 years old, and he is ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 10th, 2006
Injuries to Ali Karimi and Vahid Hashemian have highlighted a point that many of us Team Melli fans have been trying to hammer into the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 7th, 2006
Team Melli fans hear this! It seems like Ahmadinejad’s trip to Germany for the World Cup was all a misunderstanding!
Iranian Football Federation chief tried ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 7th, 2006
Guys, I want an FA like South Korea’s! These guys have been lining up tune-up games left and right while our FA has been sitting ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 5th, 2006
Thanks to a few fellow bloggers I was made aware of this piece of unconfirmed news.
It seems like Iranian Football federation and Cape Verde have ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 4th, 2006
According to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iranian Football Federation has released Team Melli’s schedule starting a month prior to the World Cup.
Don’t get ...
