Articles tagged with "tehran"
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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
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 | Apr 22nd, 2006
2005-06 version of Iranian Professional League is now over, and all the glory is back in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
The Tehran giants Esteghlal finally ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 18th, 2006
After spending a few days in the snow covered Sierras where there was no phone, TV, radio, or even a clock I am having a ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 7th, 2006
Iranian Pro League is coming to an end and seems like Tehran giants Esteghlal are going to win it. But it will not be easy. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 31st, 2006
Iranian Pro League Round 27 got underway today.
Tehran giants Esteghlal extended their lead over second place Pas. With three games to go, the three-point 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 22nd, 2006
Saba Battery were shocked by the Syrian side Al Karama in Tehran. Saba took a 1:0 lead on a goal by none other than Ali ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 22nd, 2006
Iran’s AFC Champions League representatives Saba Battery and Foolad both are still in the race for the Iranian Pro League title. However, with four games ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 21st, 2006
Got to love Iranian football officials! No one can ever give you a straight answer, or just when you think you got a straight answer ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 17th, 2006
Three years ago an Iranian first division club took an extraordinary step; it allowed a small group of female fans to attend a game in ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 16th, 2006
Ali Karimi is in Tehran for the Iranian New Year holidays. Yesterday he stopped by IRIFF office and chatted about his recovery process with IRIFF ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 14th, 2006
Iran and Ghana friendly is scheduled for March 29, however, no venue has been announced.
Come to Tehran guys, it’ll be fun.
By the way, what ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 14th, 2006
It seems like every foreign coach who works in Iran these days has an eye for the national team job. Poor Branko Ivankovic must have ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 12th, 2006
Many of you may not know this, but Iranian women do participate in organized football, which makes their ban from football stadiums even more puzzling.
Anyhow, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 11th, 2006
In his first game on Perspolis bench, Arie Haan watched the Reds play a goalless draw with their cross town rivals Esteghlal.
Perspolis looked rejuvenated, creative, ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 10th, 2006
Arie Haan is already flexing his muscles at his new club. The other day he tossed a player out for disobedience.
Good for him! It ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 8th, 2006
Earlier today Foolad FC started their AFC Champions League quest with a victory over Group A rivals Al Qadisiya. In a later match, Iran’s other ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 7th, 2006
In light of what happened in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, a couple of friends of mine who happened to be big football fans put together an ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 6th, 2006
Arie Haan has finally arrived in Tehran to coach Perspolis FC.
Apparently the Dutchman was in for a rude awakening. After seeing the club’s practice ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 3rd, 2006
I am still pissed off about what happened to my countrywomen during the Costa Rica friendly outside of the stadium.
Maybe football fans all around the ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Mar 1st, 2006
Hmm. Does anyone here want to advance to the knockout stage? Hard to say since all four Group A teams lost in international ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Mar 1st, 2006
It appears that neither Mehdi Mahdavikia nor Rahman Rezaei will be playing tomorrow against Costa Rica.
These two happened to be the two most consistent ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 27th, 2006
The coaches of other countries have been announcing their squads for their Wednesday friendly matches. No such luck with Iran as Branko Ivankovic is still ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 27th, 2006
Arash Borhani is one of Iranian football’s many young guns. At twenty three Borhani has all the tools and potential to develop into a ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 21st, 2006
28 year old Ali Karimi is one of the most popular players amongst Iran’s fanatic football fans. They lovingly call him “The Wizard” for his ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 12th, 2006
Arie Haan and his assistant are set to take over Perspolis FC in about a week. Teo De Jong met with the club’s president to ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 11th, 2006
One of the fun things for us football fans, especially those of us who have a couple of years up on the rest, is reminiscing. ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 8th, 2006
A few months ago, the former Iran International Khodad Azizi was warming up with his team at the time for a first division game.
The field ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Feb 5th, 2006
Depending on which Tehran newspaper you would like to trust more, it looks like another foreign coach has packed up his stuff and left Iran ...
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