Articles tagged with "team-melli"
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 5th, 2006
Since I can't give you more than unconfirmed Team Melli friendly news, I might as well share with you what is confirmed by other Group ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 5th, 2006
Javad Nekounam is still hoping to play in the Bundesliga. Nekounam who currently plays for UAE’s Al Sharjah came very close to moving to Germany ...
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: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis Paulo | Apr 5th, 2006
Iran has today their most talented squad ever. They are considered the Asia’s third power and they even have their own “magical square”. They also ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 4th, 2006
Guess who scored twice to move his club to the semis of Iran’s Hazfi (Elimination) Cup?! Yep! The man himself!
Saba Battery who made it ...
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 ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 4th, 2006
Good news for Team Melli fans; Mehdi Mahdavikia’s injury was diagnosed as a bruised knee. He will miss this week’s matches, but is expected to ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 4th, 2006
Sorry to announce that the news of Ali Daei joining Branko Ivankovic’s coaching staff was nothing but an April’s Fools Day joke released one day ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 3rd, 2006
Hey Team Melli fans. Here is the latest on our fellow Group D members Mexico. Their coach announced a 26 man roster which is to ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 2nd, 2006
This was not a good week for the Team Melli contingent in Bundesliga.
Hamburg won their game against Schalke, but Mahdavikia was hurt. Hannover lost ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 2nd, 2006
Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi’s new movie “Offside” has won critical acclaim around the world. It is about a group of young women who get ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 2nd, 2006
I am watching Hamburg vs. Schalke. It is an ugly and nasty game. Hamburg is leading 1:0. The bad news for Team Melli fans is ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 31st, 2006
Folks this is a good one. According to Iran Sports Press website, Iran’s Croat coach Branko Ivankovic has added Ali Daei, the team Captain and ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 30th, 2006
In Chicago Mexico defeated Paraguay in their last of four friendly games played during their U.S. tour.
I have no idea where Iran coach Branko Ivankovic ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 29th, 2006
I don’t know if this is good or bad, but here it is: Apparently the travel agency that works with Iranian Football Federation (IRIFF), has ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 28th, 2006
Team Melli midfielder Javad Nekounam who plays for Sharjah of UAE avenged his unceremonious dismissal from his former club and now rivals Al Wahda.
Nekounam ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 27th, 2006
John Duerden of goal.com has written a nice piece about the coaches representing AFC in the World Cup. There is nothing new for the Asian ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 26th, 2006
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 26th, 2006
Team Melli defender Rahman Rezaei’s Serie A team, Messina, blew a one goal lead against Udinese on Sunday. Rezaei, however, played the entire game and ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 26th, 2006
Mexico coach Ricardo La Volpe has named his 18-man squad for the friendly against Paraguay which is to be played in Chicago on 29 March.
Meanwhile, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 26th, 2006
Okay Team Melli fans let’s stop taking Angola lightly. Did you know that eleven of their top picks for the squad play their football in ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 26th, 2006
The Asian players had a tough day in Bundesliga. Besides Cha Du-ri whose Frankfort drew 1:1 with Koln, all the active players tasted defeat.
Ahn of ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 25th, 2006
Mahdavikia and Hamburg had a tough day, but it could not compare to the horrible day that Vahid Hashemian and Hannover had!
Bremen trashed them 5:0 ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 25th, 2006
Bad day for Mehdi Mahdavikia’s club Hamburg SV. They were badly beaten by Dortmund.
Dortmund took the lead, HSV tied and then took a 2:1 lead, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 25th, 2006
Sometimes I wonder about the wisdom or there lack of Asian football’s think tanks!
The dates of the biannual West Asian Football Federation championship were ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 24th, 2006
Did you hear about Mexico defender Claudio Suarez breaking the most capped record in his next game with the Ticos? One hundred and seventy four ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 24th, 2006
Ali Karimi is baack! Well not really “back”, but back in Munich for rehab.
The wizard of Tehran is well on track to get back ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 24th, 2006
Apparently Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is fed up with divers and is calling for tougher penalties to punish diving.
I think that is a good ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 23rd, 2006
Over the last two years there has been a debate over inviting foreign born Iranian footballers to national team camp. Midfielder Freydoon Zandi is one ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 23rd, 2006
Apparently football is of some interest to Iran’s controversial president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A few weeks ago he paid a surprised visit to Team Melli camp ...
