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| Iranian state TV says two players have been suspended from the country's professional soccer league for an "immoral" goal-scoring celebration. The report Monday says Mohammed Nosrati of Persepolis squeezed the backside of teammate Sheis Rezaei while the Tehran team's players celebrated a goal against Damash Gilan. |
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| Iranian state TV says two players have been suspended from the country's professional football league for an "immoral" goal-scoring celebration. The report Monday says Mohammed Nosrati, a defender for Persepolis, squeezed the backside of teammate Sheis Rezaei while the Tehran team's players celebrated a goal against Damash Gilan. |
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| FIFA has appointed a security expert for a "high risk" 2014 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain next month. The governing body says assigning a security official is standard for such games. The Oct. 11 game in Tehran follows months of protests in Bahrain by a Shiite majority that says it is discriminated against by the kingdom's Sunni monarchy. |
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| FIFA has appointed a security expert to help prepare for a "high risk" 2014 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain next month. FIFA says assigning a security official "is a standard procedure" for risky matches. Iran hosts the match in Tehran on Oct. 11 following months of protests in Bahrain by a Shiite majority claiming it faces discrimination from the... |
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| The next man tasked with taking Team Melli to the World Cup is former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz, who was unveiled today in Tehran... |
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| FIFA has allowed Germany under-21 international Ashkan Dejagah to switch allegiance and play for Iran at the Asian Cup next month. FIFA approved a request from Iran and Dejagah, who was born in Tehran but brought up in Germany and plays for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg. The governing body's statutes allow players to change national teams before playing a senior competitive match, and if they... |
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| The Nigerian Football Federation has postponed its friendly against Iran on Wednesday after a diplomatic row soured relations between the two countries. Musa Amadu, the federation's acting secretary general, told The Associated Press on Monday that the match in Tehran was postponed "due to the non-availability of our key players." The postponement comes days after Nigeria threatened... |
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian official has rejected a new women's football strip which was created after the world football federation banned the team from international competition due to their Islamic head gear, media reported on Wednesday.
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| Iranian side Zob Ahan took top spot in Group B of the Asian Champions League with an emphatic 3-0 win over Luiz Felipe Scolari's Bunyodkor in third-round matches Wednesday. Mohammed Hosseini gave the Zob Ahan the lead in the 36th minute at Foolad Shahr Stadium south of Tehran before Mohammad Ghazi scored from a 30-meter strike in the 52nd. |
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| Persepolis take all three points in the derby, Sepahan back to winning ways... |
