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2020-12-23 20:07
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
Captain Ghanbari sad about Iran’s position in FIFA ranking
TEHRAN – Zahra Ghanbari has expressed her sadness after Iran women’s national football team were taken out of the latest FIFA rankings list completely due to not playing an international game within the last 18 months.
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2020-12-20 19:32
Iran football president to be elected Feb. 28
TEHRAN – The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) will hold its presidential elections on Feb. 28.
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2020-12-05 18:16
Iranian teams to observe Maradona minute of silence
TEHRAN – Iranian football teams will hоld a mіnutе’ѕ silence fоllоwіng Dіеgо Mаrаdоnа’ѕ dеаth.
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2020-11-28 19:28
Iran football's newly amended statutes approved
TEHRAN - The General Assembly of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) approved the federation's newly amended statutes on Saturday.
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2020-11-28 12:51
By Javad Heirannia
Maradona had legendary status like Muhammad Ali: senior scholar
TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute, says Diego Maradona “had something that one rarely finds in any human being.”
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2020-11-14 19:35
By Farrokh Hesabi
Expert talks about FFIRI’s chance of success in Wilmots’s case
TEHRAN - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has recently issued a statement regarding the legal case of Marc Wilmots, the former head coach of the Iranian national team.
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2020-11-10 19:41
By Farrokh Hesabi
Faghani’s removal from Iran international referees list causes controversy
TEHRAN - The removal of Alireza Faghani, the elite Iranian referee, from the Iranian football federation’s international referees list, has caused controversy.
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2020-11-09 18:57
Esteghlal transfer ban lifted
TEHRAN - Iranian football club Esteghlal’s ban has been lifted by FIFA.
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2020-11-01 18:36
Interview by Farrokh Hesabi
FFIRI’s amended statutes ensures election’s democracy at highest level: Barati
TEHRAN - Ahmadreza Barati, head of the Legal Committee of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), believes the FFIRI’s amended statutes will recognize the independence of the different bodies of the Iranian football federation.
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2020-10-30 04:19
Persepolis transfer ban lifted
TEHRAN – FIFA has lifted the transfer ban of Iranian football club Persepolis.
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2020-10-21 19:18
FFIRI’s Statutes on verge of being approved by FIFA
TEHRAN - After several months of controversies, the draft statues of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) is on the verge of being approved by football’s world governing body.
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2020-09-20 17:17
By Farrokh Hesabi
Something wrong with Persepolis
TEHRAN - After almost seven months of hiatus, the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League returned to action excitingly in West Asia with back-to-back fixtures hosted by Qatar. But there is something wrong with Persepolis.
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2020-09-16 18:11
Persepolis handed transfer ban
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team have been handed a two-window transfer ban by FIFA over non-payment of dues to former coach Branko Ivankovic.
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2020-09-15 14:12
By Farrokh Hesabi
The curious case of FFIRI’s statutes
TEHRAN - It has been more than two months since the Iranian Football Federation sent its statute to FIFA, but the international governing body of football has not yet approved it. And the question remains unanswered.
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2020-09-11 15:55
Persepolis on the verge of transfer ban
TEHRAN – Iranian football club Persepolis are on the verge of being banned from transfers for the next three windows.
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2020-09-01 15:31
By Masoud Hossein
FIFA must end its double standard
TEHRAN – FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura in a letter sent to Iran football federation warned the Member Association that FIFA and AFC strongly oppose any use of legal threats against a person or a group of persons. It’s clear that the international governing body of football concerns over potential government interference in the federation’s affairs.
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2020-08-31 19:09
By Masoud Hossein
FIFA threatens Iran with sanction
TEHRAN - FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura warned Iran that FIFA and AFC are strongly opposing any use of legal threats and intimidation of any sort by anyone against a person or a group of persons.
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2020-08-19 18:38
By Farrokh Hesabi
Iran football’s biggest scandal of all time
Negotiating a foreign head coach’s contract is far from simple, especially in the Iranian football, and, not only in Iran but generally in modern football, clubs and football federations have to consider many financial and legal issues when concluding a contract with a foreigner.
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2020-08-19 14:00
Iran, Uzbekistan friendly cancelled
TEHRAN – The friendly match between Iran and Uzbekistan has been cancelled following changes to the men’s and women’s international match calendars in response to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic made by FIFA.
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2020-08-17 18:42
FIFA orders Iran to pay Marc Wilmots €6m
TEHRAN - FIFA’s Players’ Status Committee has sent a letter to the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), ordering the federation to pay compensation to the former coach of the Iran national team, Marc Wilmots.
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2020-08-16 18:50
Skocic will remain Iran head coach: Spox
TEHRAN – Dragan Skocic will remain as head coach of the Iranian national football team, the spokesman of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Amir Mehdi Alavi said, ending days of speculation about the Croatian coach future.
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2020-08-14 17:05
Persepolis launch CAS appeal against former coaches’ financial verdict
TEHRAN – Persepolis club on Friday announced that they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the FIFA Players’ Status Committee regarding the financial cases of Persepolis’s former head coach, Gabriel Calderon, and his two assistant coaches.
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2020-08-12 14:54
Asian World Cup qualifiers postponed
TEHRAN - All Asian qualifying games for the 2022 World Cup scheduled this year were postponed to 2021 on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-08-10 19:03
FFIRI waits for FIFA’s advice to finalize the federation’s statutes: spox
TEHRAN – Iran football federation spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi has said that they are waiting for FIFA’s advice to finalize the amendment of the federation’s statutes.
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2020-08-09 19:13
Persepolis to settle with Branko Ivankovic: official
TEHRAN- Persepolis acting general manager, Mehdi Rasoul Panah, claimed that the club have paid about 60 percent of former coach Branko Ivankovic’s unpaid salary.
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2020-08-04 18:40
FIFA president Infantino to find solution for transferring funds of Iran
TEHRAN - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that the international governing body of football tries to find a solution for transferring funds of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI).
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2020-07-31 15:46
Persepolis in danger of losing six points
TEHRAN – Iranian football club Persepolis are facing a possible deduction of six points from the 2019-20 table after they failed to pay their former coach Branko Ivankovic.
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2020-07-16 18:35
FIFA ranking: Iran remain second best in Asia
TEHRAN – Iran national football team remained 33rd in world and second in Asia in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday.
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2020-07-15 19:45
Esteghlal, Persepolis handed transfer ban: report
TEHRAN - Media have reported that two Iranian football teams, Esteghlal and Persepolis, have been banned by FIFA from signing players for the next three transfer windows.
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2020-07-14 18:14
Gabriel Calderon ready to negotiate with Persepolis
TEHRAN – Argentinean coach Gabriel Calderon said that he is ready to negotiate with Persepolis football club over his unpaid salaries.