It is said that certain endings may give rise to new beginnings, and this is what we take into account as the top national teams battled for the coveted AFC U-16 Asian Championships in India. The intention was not only to perform at the Asian stage but also…

A spiteful divide continues to exist among the relatively complex relationship between Iran and the UAE. Why? It is a question I have asked before at several occasions, and for some reason, it all points to the disputed islands of Abu Musa (lying between the two countries on…

Match Report: Qatar 0 – 1 Iran A delightful strike from youngster Sardar Azmoun was enough for West Asian heavyweights Iran to beat Qatar and book a place in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Asian Cup. They will now face off with UAE, who qualified earlier with a…

Ali Daei, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Vahid Hashemian and Ali Karimi have undoubtedly been the most successful Iranian footballing exports to Europe, and shone when playing for their respective clubs across the continent. With the World Cup fast approaching, many fans may be unaware of the talent already present in…

When Clermont Foot 63, a French Ligue 2 team, currently in 14th place in the standings, announced their new Head Coach yesterday, they made history. The new head coach is a 36 year-old Portuguese football genius and a sport science graduate, a former Benfica youth team trainer and…

2010 was shaping up to be a tough year for Iranian football. The national team had embarrassingly failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa under the tutelage of the legendary Ali Daei – sacked after an unthinkable 2-1 home defeat to perennial rivals Saudi…

Pictures from the game between Iran and Argentina in the FIFA U-17 World Cup group stages in Dubai (19/10/13). [envira-gallery id=”9018″]

Summer is a violent time in the Middle East. There is something about the heat that feeds restlessness. Before I begin, I would like to make it clear that Abu Musa is not a human being, rotting somewhere in a prison, but is a disputed island lying in the…