10/31/2008 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Esteghlal of Tehran chalked up another victory today and climbed to third place. This time it was leaders Zob-Ahan of Isfahan who fell victim to the Blues and dropped to second place. What is important about Esteghlal’s recent performances is that the team is consistently improving. Case in point is the
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10/31/2008 the-afc.com DAMMAM – Nawaf Al Abid scored a late header as Saudi Arabia began their quest to lift the AFC U-19 Championship on home soil with a 2-1 defeat of Iran on Friday. Mohammed Abusabaan put Saudi Arabia ahead with a penalty after eight minutes but Ehsan Haji Safi equalised from the spot before
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10/30/2008 the-afc.com KUALA LUMPUR: A respected Iranian football personality has called upon the managers of West Asian clubs to shed their reliance on state support and become self-dependent. Foolad manager Masoud Rezaeian made the comments in an interview with the-afc.com on the sidelines of the AFC General Managers’ Seminar, which concluded on Wednesday. “Unfortunately we
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10/30/2008 FNA TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s national soccer team is scheduled to play a friendly against Qatar after the Iran-Kuwait friendly was canceled by FIFA. “The Iranian squad will clash with Qatar in Doha on November 9,” said Iranian Football Federation (IFF) Deputy President Mehdi Taj on Wednesday.
MADRID, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Teenage striker Bojan Krkic gave a second-string Barcelona side a 1-0 victory over third-tier Benidorm in a King’s Cup last-32, first-leg match on Tuesday. Barcelona, resting several key players including Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta, created a host of chances at a rain-drenched Municipal de Foietes stadium in Benidorm
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10/28/2008 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Bye, bye Engin Sepahan FC fired Engin Firat today. This was long coming. The Turkish coach was never able to establish himself in Isfahan and basically failed to produce results. Now he is gone, and according to a Sepahan official former Iran international and Perspolis assistant coach Hamid Estili is on
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By Iain Rogers MADRID, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Teenage striker Bojan Krkic will return to familiar territory for the first leg of Barcelona’s King’s Cup match at Benidorm on Tuesday. The 18-year-old, who struck twice in the 5-0 Champions League rout of Basel last week, scored against the Segunda B (third tier) side on his
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10/27/2008 Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Paykan FC has been a surprise presence on the top quarter of the IPL table. Many football experts have been trying to analyze and explain the team’s unexpected success, and most of them attribute it to coach Aliasghar Modirroosta’s ability to keep his young team very focused and motivated; however, as
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