Articles tagged with "team-melli"
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2006
The injured defender may be forced to miss the World Cup entirely. Coach Ivankovic suggested that they may ask FIFA to replace Zare.
"We have made ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2006
Despite what you may think, Mexico is not taking Iran for granted. Their players and coaches have said that repeatedly. You can also bet on ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2006
Ecuador started their campaign real well. I like their look and I think they will defeat Costa Rica in their second match and cruise into ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2006
Midfielder Fereydoon Zandi has been cross off of the Team Melli squad for the Mexico game on Sunday due to an injury sustained in the ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 10th, 2006
Coach Branko Ivankovic of Iran has been enjoying the services and support of his fellow former Yugoslav coaches and friends.
Here is a little report ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 9th, 2006
This may not be as bad as the media may want to make it to be, but it is bad nevertheless.
Fereydoon Zandi and Sattar Zare ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2006
Coach Branko Ivankovic told reporters that he will be leaving his current post as Team Melli coach no matter what. He has been under a ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2006
Ali Daei, has rejected critics, like myself, who suggest he may be past his prime.
"I may look old off the pitch but I feel young ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2006
Everyone seems to insist that there is some kind of pressure on Team Melli because of the world politics issues. Coach Branko Ivankovic and ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2006
Relax TM fans! Breath deep, and stop worrying! Ali Karimi will be ready to play in the first game against Mexico. Yesssssss!!!
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 8th, 2006
Hey Team Melli fans,
To see a few photos of Team Melli’s practice session, click here. Looks like the fans are having a nice ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 7th, 2006
FIFA site printed a nice article about the upcoming Iran-Mexico encounter. The author predicts the key match-up of the game to be the one ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 7th, 2006
Hi guys,
Our friend Kia has found us another jewel of a video on the net. This is one of the brightest moments in the recent ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 6th, 2006
Ivankovic hopes so! Apparently the 2004 camp after which Iran won third place in Asian Cup has left a good impression on the Team Melli ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 6th, 2006
Not that it is any surprise to any of us Team Melli fans, but Ivankovic told reporters that veteran striker Ali Daei will start against ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 5th, 2006
These guys look like they are having fun :)
Click here to see a few photos of the team during the warm-up game against the regional ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 5th, 2006
The boys beat a regional side 5:0. It was a nice day for Team Melli fans who were out there to have fun, see their ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
After watching this photo, I had to call Germany and tell Karimi to stop clowning around and start getting for Mexico! ;)
Click here for more ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Thanks to Kia with lower case “k” (I so case confused now! ;) ) I learnt about this video. It is a nice 10 minute ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Coach Branko Ivankovic assured everyone that midfielder Mehdi Mahdavikia will be fit for the Mexico match. Mahdavikia is suffering from a thigh injury.
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
I was worried about Team Melli players’ tempers, but it appears that Portugal’s Christian Ronaldo has a wild temper too!
Oh boy! Talk about a ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
The boys have arrived in Germany. They all looked happy as they were greeted by the fans who were waiting for their arrival for hours. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Team Melli left Tehran for Germany on Sunday. There was a pandemonium at the Tehran International Airport. The fans and well-wishers had flooded in to ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Branko Ivankovic is really excited about the young players on the squad and is confident that Team Melli will defeat Mexico and Portugal and win ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Here we go again! According to the Associate Press writer Barry Wilner Team Melli’s “advancing would be a major upset”!
That’s the way we like ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
Is Ricardo Lavolpe trying to confuse his fellow coaches in Group D? Well, whatever he is thinking, what he is doing is getting some attention.
Apparently ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 4th, 2006
My fellow football enthusiast and Team Melli fan Kaveh Mahjoob tries to bring euphoric Team Melli fans, such as myself, back to earth by reminding ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 3rd, 2006
Growing up in Iran I remember hearing the older people in the family argue over what they called the “suspicious goal” in Persian. It took ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 3rd, 2006
Relax! I am just kidding!
Team Melli met with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The president wanted to wish the team good luck before they leave for ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Jun 3rd, 2006
German Ambassador in Tehran threw a sendoff party for Team Melli.
Click here for few photos.
