Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com One of the most puzzling aspects of Iranian football in the last few years has been the way successful teams get gutted out at the end of each season. It is almost certain that any team that does well enough to make it to Asia as an Iran representative will lose its
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Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Reportedly FIFA is fining IFF 12,000 Swiss Francs because of an explosive throwing incident during the Iran and Saudi Arabia qualifier in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Iran Football Federation President Ali Kaffashian confirmed that the Federation has indeed received a letter on the matter from FIFA. When asked about the details, Kaffashian admitted
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Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Team Melli chalked its first victory under new Head Coach Afshin Ghotbi by defeating Indonesia 5-0 in Karaj’s Enghelab Stadium. The match that was attended by 20,000 fans had a slow start, and neither team looked very impressive. However, 20 minutes into the match an own goal gave Iran the lead. Iran
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Mehran Afshar, lastkick.com Team Melli officials and coaches have upped their campaigned to win back the fans, and Mehran Afshar was there to witness it in person …… After years of having to sit on cement blocks to watch their National team’s training, the Team Melli fans can now sit on brand new green and
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Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Gholamreza Rezaei is the last of a pack of three or four players who have left the Team Melli camp under somewhat strange circumstances. Players like Maziar Zare, Sattar Zare, and Mohammad Mohammadi sighted injuries as their reasons for leaving; however, some of the statements they made to the press in the
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Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com Zob-Ahan of Isfahan defeated Rah-Ahan of Shahr-e-Ray 5-1 in the Final of Iran’s Hazfi Cup to secure the second Cup title in the club’s history. The Hazfi-Cup final is played in a home and away format. Zob-Ahan, that had lost the first match 1-0, started the game putting constant pressure on their
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