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.

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.

'Persepolis are not champions yet' - Yahya Golmohammadi

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team coach Yahya Golmohammadi has warned his team there is still a lot of work left to be done in their bid to win the Iran Professional League title.

Esteghlal held by Tractor: IPL

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team were held to a goalless draw by Tractor in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.

Persepolis edge Machine Sazi to move a step closer to IPL title

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Machine Sazi 1-0 in Tabriz to move another step closer to Iran Professional League (IPL) title on Friday.

Persepolis coach Golmohammadi threatens to resign

TEHRAN - Persepolis head coach, Yahya Golmohammadi, threatened to resign from his role if the problems of the club are not resolved.

FIFA orders Persepolis to pay Calderon $ 580,000

TEHRAN – FIFA has ordered Iranian football club Persepolis to pay $ 580,000 to former coach Gabriel Calderon.

10-man Persepolis beat Shahin Bushehr

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team emerged victorious over Shahin Bushehr in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.

Karim Bagheri finds so difficult to leave Persepolis

TEHRAN- Persepolis coach Karim Bagheri, who is supposed to cooperate with Iran national football team, says that it’s very difficult for him to leave his club.

Esteghlal slip up in IPL title race

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team missed two crucial points as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Saipa in Iran Professional League (IPL) Monday night.

Persepolis victorious over Paykan: IPL

TEHRAN - Persepolis football team earned a 3-1 victory over rock-bottom Paykan Sunday night in Iran Professional League (IPL) behind closed doors.

Scottish archaeologist David Stronach, famed for intensive Iranian studies, dies at 89

TEHRAN – Scottish archaeologist David Stronach, who was director of the British Institute of Persian Studies in Iran in the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 89.

Iran’s Taremi reveals Andres Iniesta is his idol

TEHRAN – Iran international striker Mehdi Taremi has revealed former Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has always been his football idol.

Persepolis defender Ansari undergoes knee surgery

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defender Mohammad Ansari had surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and will not be able to play for the rest of the season.

Beiranvand prevented from travel to Belgium

TEHRAN- Alireza Beiranvand’s travel to Belgium was hindered because he could not get the necessary permission for the trip.

Bashar Resan doesn’t want to leave Persepolis

TEHRAN - Iraq international midfielder Bashar Resan is poised to restart his work with Persepolis and focus on the remaining matches of the Iranian football league.

Virtual tours of Iran available for foreign tourists

TEHRAN – An Iranian travel agency is offering virtual tours of some distinguished historical places across the country for foreign tourists as the country’s tourism, like many other countries, has gone into partial or complete lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Niazmand a dream can come true for Persepolis

TEHRAN – It's hard, but perhaps not impossible, to sign Sepahan goalkeeper Payam Niazmand as a replacement for Alireza Beiranvand who will leave Persepolis at the summer.

Persepolis defender Ansari misses rest of season

TEHRAN – Iranian football club Persepolis defender Mohammad Ansari missed the rest of the 2019-20 Iran Professional League (IPL) season.

It’s difficult but Iran can reach World Cup: Igor Panadic

TEHRAN – Former Persepolis coach Igor Panadic says that Iran have a tough task to book a place at the 2022 World Cup but they are capable of winning a place at the prestigious event.

By Afshin Majlesi

Iran’s trump cards to kick-start tourism in post-COVID-19 world

TEHRAN – As you are well aware, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has plunged the travel and tourism industry in the global scene, disrupting life in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago.

Winning the title is in Persepolis’s DNA: coach

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Hamid Motahari says that they have good chance to win the Iran Professional League (IPL) title since to win the trophy is in the team’s DNA.

Iranian clubs make excuse not to resume the league

TEHRAN – There is no excuse at all, the Iran Professional League must resume on June 18 but several clubs are reluctant to return to the competition for the illogical reasons.

ACL final in neutral field: report

TEHRAN – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is reportedly going to hold the final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League in a neutral venue.

Football teams must learn to live with coronavirus, Persepolis sporting director says

TEHRAN - Afshin Peyrovani, the sporting director of Persepolis, believes that people have to learn to live with coronavirus as football is set to return in Iran.

Persepolis keeper Radosevic ready to become first choice

TEHRAN- Bozidar Radosevic says that he thinks about football rather than financial issues as he hopes to wear the No. 1 shirt at Persepolis.

Some teams plan to cancel the league resumption: Beiranvand

TEHRAN - Persepolis and Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand believes that some teams in Iran Professional League (IPL) plan to cancel the league without naming the champion.

By Farrokh Hessabi

Coronavirus has taught us all humans are equal: Branko Ivankovic

TEHRAN – Former Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that all humans regardless of color, race, gender, national origin, religion, and political beliefs must join hands to fight Covid-19.

Farrokh Hessabi

Football post-coronavius: A new era?

TEHRAN - How football will be different after the coronavirus crisis? sports events are going to resume after months of hiatus that was the result of the outbreak of the novel virus.

Iranian football teams start coronavirus testing

TEHRAN – Several Iranian Professional League teams started testing their players for coronavirus on Wednesday ahead of a return to training on Saturday.