Iran has picked two female referees for the VAR room of Tehran derby, according to the president of the country’s Football Federation.

MNA President of the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) Mahdi Taj said that Zlatko Kranjcar will no longer coach Iranian mens U23 football team. Under the tutelage of Kranjcar, the Iranian team managed to advance [to 2020 AFC U23 Championship] with same points as Iraq but the federations technical committee decided that we would use another coach,...

Ghanasoccernet.com- Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, who has enjoyed a dynamic and fruitful was named the AFC Inspiring Member Associations of the Year at the AFC Annual Awards 2017 in the Aksra Theatre King Poweron Wedensday. In their road to the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Iran were the first Asian nation to qualify early in June, while ...

[caption id="attachment_111820" align="alignright" width="134"] Carlos Queiroz[/caption] Bojnourd, North Khorasan Prov, Feb 4, IRNA - Head of Iranian Football Federation Ali Kaffashian said here on Wednesdays that Carlos Queiroz will remain as Iranian national football team?s coach. Speaking in a local gathering in northeastern province of North ...

[caption id="attachment_146845" align="alignright" width="142"] Photo courtesy: Twitter[/caption] Sydney:Iran's footballers have been warned they could face punishment if they take "selfie" pictures with female fans who have turned out in large numbers at the Asian Cup. The head of the Iranian Football Federation's moral committee said players risked ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) President of Iran Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian said that the IFF General Secretary will step down as his post. Mehdi Mohammad Nabi will resign as his post within a few days, Kaffashian told the reporters on the sidelines of the Iranian national football team's (Team Melli) training session. Earlier on the day,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Media reports suggest that FIFA has announced that some of Irans money for football activities, which has been blocked due to the international sanctions, will now be released. On the sidelines of the 60th anniversary of the Asian Football Confederation in the Philippines, Ali Kaffashian met FIFA president Sepp Blatter and informed ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran Football Federation (IFF) issued an announcement condemning the Israeli armys raiding and searching of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) headquarters in Jerusalem (al-Quds). On Monday, an Israeli army force broke into the PFAs headquarters located in the town of ar-Ram, north of Jerusalem, searched it and assaulted its ...

Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA FIFA has announced that Iran national football team cannot play a friendly against Zimbabwe on Nov.12, an official with Iran Football Federation Omid Jamali said Wednesday. Based on FIFA rules, the teams have to rest at least three days between any two games in two different continents and duration of their flights have to be ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran and Zimbabwe football federations have reached an agreement to play a friendly match. Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, the general secretary of Iran Football Federation (IFF), said that Zimbabwe has accepted to come to Tehran to play a friendly with the Iranian national team (also known as Team Melli). Iran was supposed to play Kenya ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - An international friendly match between Iran and Kenya football teams has been called off, president of the Iranian Football Federation(IFF) Ali Kaffashian said on Saturday. The match has been cancelled since the Kenya Football Federations has demanded $50,000 in cash and travel as well as accommodation costs associated with the ...

[caption id="attachment_107552" align="alignright" width="203"] Iran's national soccer team head coach Carlos Queiroz arrives for a news conference at Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, June 20, 2014.[/caption] Johannesburg - The Iranian Football Federation (IFF) has agreed to extend former Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Queiroz's contract until the ...

TEHRAN Head of the Iranian Football Federation (IFF) Ali Kaffashian said that Carlos Queiroz will extend his contract on Thursday. Queirozs contract expired after the 2014 FIFA World Cup but the Iranian federation has shown interest to keep the Portuguese coach until the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The contract will be finalized on Thursday, Kaffashian ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:     Iran eases demands for nuclear capacity at Vienna talks: Western diplomats Iranhas reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging Tehran to compromise further, Western diplomats ...

Tehran, July 3, IRNA Head of Iranian Football Federation (IFF) said here Wednesday night IFF?s proposal is a new 3-year contract with national football team?s Portuguese head coach, Carlos Queiroz as our top priority, if possible. Ali Kaffashian said that Iran?s proposal will be presented to Mr. Queiroz on Thursday so that negotiations on contract ...

Iran's minister of sports and youth, Mahmoud Goudarzi, said that they are ready to help the Iranian Football Federation (IFF) to extend Carlos Queiroz's contract. Queiroz has recently revealed that the IFF had offered him the chance to stay, but the former Portugal coach believes financial restrictions mean that he cannot take Iran any further. "I ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's national soccer team will hold a training camp scheduled for April, an official from Iran Football Federation was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Wednesday. The country's soccer team will play four friendly matches during camping, said Mehdi Mohammad-Nabi, the secretary of the Iran Football Federation. "Iran ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, the general secretary of Iran Football Federation (IFF), said that country's football head coach Carlos Queiroz will lead Iran in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Earlier reports had said that Queiroz has reached an agreement with South Africa and will join the team after the 2014 World Cup. Speaking to Iranian ...

The Iran Football Federation has suspended five people for smoking hookah: two members of the Persepolis team and three members of the national under-22 football team. The Mehr News Agency reports that the head of the national under-22 football team along with the analyst and physician of the team have been suspended from sports-related activities....

TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (MNA) Iran Football Federation (IFF) sent condolences Sunday over the death of Portuguese football legend Eusebio. IFF sent its condolences to his family, friends, Benfica and Portuguese football in general. Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz and his assistant Antonio Simoes also expressed their heartfelt sympathy to Eusebios family....