The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has rescheduled matches across its tournaments due to the security situation in Iran — weeks after Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giants were “withdrawn” from AFC ...

When the news of the Assad regime’s collapse reached Iran’s top brass, Iranian officials were left bewildered over the rapid collapse of a regime once deemed as Iran’s closest Arab ally. The shock ...

AFC bans Mohun Bagan from future continental competitions after repeated ACL Two withdrawals, imposing fines and compensation ...

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the Cabinet meeting in Tehran. -/Iranian Presidency/dpa Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has instructed his sports minister to lift a ban imposed on ...

Former Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has reportedly personally advised Fulham to sign Inter Milan striker Mehdi Taremi. This according to Iranian football journalist Hatam Shiralizadeh. He reports in a ...

The Russian and Iranian teams previously played against each other on three occasions: in 2011, in 2017 and in 2023 MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Iran’s governing body of football FFIRI (Football Federation ...

DOHA, Qatar -- Before a ball was even kicked in Iran's World Cup opener against England on Monday, Iran's players made a powerful statement. In what seemed to be a show of solidarity with those ...

TEHRAN, March 26. /TASS/. Iran’s governing body of football FFIRI (Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran) has announced that the national teams of Iran and Russia will play a friendly football ...

Iran's football boss has labelled World Cup game chosen by organisers as an LGBTQ 'Pride Match' as an 'irrational move'.

A statement has been released, and a final decision made, after Egypt and Iran objected to taking part in a designated “Pride Match” at the 2026 World Cup. Plans to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights in Seattle ...