Articles tagged with "team-melli"
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 12th, 2009
Today it was Javad Kazemian’s turn to pout and leave the Team Melli facilities because he found out that he would not be accompanying ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 11th, 2009
Since Afshin Ghotbi stepped into the limelight of Iranian football, he has been a topic of conversation within Iranian football circles around the world. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2009
The boys defeated UAE on a single goal scored by Ali Karimi. It was purely a brilliant individual effort. That is good for Karimi, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2009
Fans,
This is it! Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia played a goalless draw less than an hour ago. We would ave liked a win ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 9th, 2009
Team Melli fans, checkout this report by Mehran Afshar from Team Melli’s camp in Tehran:
Fans optimistic about Team Melli’s chances
I am working on prepping the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 9th, 2009
Want to guess Ghotbi’s starting eleven for tomorrow’s match against United Arab Emirates? Here is what I think, let me hear what your guess is. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 9th, 2009
With less than 24 hours left to the kickoff of the crucial qualifying match between Iran and UAE, many of us Team Melli fans ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2009
Hey fans here are the date, time, TV, and Internet schedules for the Wednesday clash with UAE.
This match should not, and I ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2009
Despite the disappointing draw in Pyongyang, Coach Afshin Ghotbi maintains his trademark optimism about the team’s chances of qualifying for South Africa 2010.
Is it ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 7th, 2009
Fans, is this indeed the beginnings of “Football Diplomacy” that we are witnessing? It may very well be exactly that. Perhaps this could be ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 6th, 2009
Well, I am trying to be very optimistic friends, but things don’t look good! We dropped two points in Pyongyang, which means we must ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 5th, 2009
Hi fans,
I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the game to start. There are three hours to go before kickoff. If ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 5th, 2009
John Duerden, goal.com’s Asia Editor, has been very generous to Team Melli with his predictions. Unfortunately, Team Melli has been letting him and the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2009
OK Team Melli fans, the clock is ticking! We have less than 48 hours to the kickoff. I live in California so we get to ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 3rd, 2009
Coach Afshin Ghotbi had an interview with FIFA.com today. In the interview he stresses the importance of building momentum, strong mentality, and self-confidence.
He also ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 2nd, 2009
The Boys are in Peking now. After their match with China, the team made the three hour trip to Peking.
Osasuna midfielder Masoud Shojaei joined the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 1st, 2009
Team Melli lost their Monday friendly with China. This was the team’s last official friendly before meeting Korea DPR.
Ghotbi was very measured in his ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 31st, 2009
With North Korea game only days away all the diehard Team Melli fans are anticipating who will be in Coach Afshin Ghotbi’s starting eleven. I, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 29th, 2009
According to one of the mainstream Iranian news agencies, the Dutch football federation had approached the IFF for a friendly in February of 2010. The ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 27th, 2009
The boys will be off to China on Friday. There they will spend a few days in training camp and play a friendly with China ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 26th, 2009
Call me old fashioned but I think the ugly Siapa logo in front of Team Melli jersey today was a disgrace! The damned logo was ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 26th, 2009
Team Melli won its first friendly under new Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi.
The Boys defeated Indonesia 5-0 in Karaj Enghelab Stadium in front of a ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 25th, 2009
Okay fans, it is the Memorial Day Monday. I wake up, turn on my laptop, turn on the TV, start making coffee, watch the president ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 24th, 2009
My friend Mehran Afshar paid the Team Melli camp another visit last week and was surprised to see some changed one of which were the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 20th, 2009
Former Team Melli translator Reza Chalangar was hospitalized earlier this week after experiencing chest pains. At last report he was being held under observation at ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 18th, 2009
Mehran Afshar is a football fanatic who leaves in Tehran. One of his hobbies is to attend team training camps where and when he can. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 18th, 2009
The Iranian Football Federation announced that the May 28 friendly with Indonesia in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium is free for all the fans.
The IFF have been ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 15th, 2009
Okay folks, I will try to keep this simple and make it fast. Just try to keep up, okay? Here we go:
Remember how a week ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 15th, 2009
Team Melli had and the Iran U23 had a practice match yesterday which Team Melli won on goals by Mohsen Khalili, Ali Karimi, and Mohammadreza ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | May 14th, 2009
Remember all my ranting and raving about the incompetency of Iranian Football federation? Well here is more fuel that I could use for my fire! ...
