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TEHRAN: German football club Werder Bremen is reportedly trying to sign Mehdi Taremi. The Iranian international forward, who currently plays for Portuguese football team Rio Ave, has been linked with a move to Werder Bremen, deichstube.de reported. The 27-year-old striker has scored 14 goals in 27 games this season. Taremi’s …

TEHRAN: Persepolis midfielder Mohsen Rabikhah will miss the remainder of the Iran Professional League (IPL) season due to a metatarsal fracture. Persepolis has six games left in the season to make sure it will win IPL title for the fourth time in a row. It will have to do so …

TEHRAN: Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand finally traveled to Belgium to join Antwerp. He will have to participate at the club’s medical exam. Beiranvand will officially join the Belgian football team if he successfully passes the medical examination. He had been prevented from traveling to Belgium in mid-June for the measures …

TEHRAN: The match between Nassaji and Foolad in the Iran Professional League (IPL) was canceled after 16 players of Foolad tested positive for the coronavirus. Foolad delegation returned to Ahvaz from Sari on Sunday. The match between Pars Jonoubi and Esteghlal had also been postponed after several players of Esteghlal …

TEHRAN: A top official of the Syrian football federation has confirmed there will be a friendly match with Iran. Iran was supposed to meet Oman in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on September 3 but the match was cancelled. Now, Ibrahim Abazeed has announced that Iran national football team is going to …

TEHRAN: Marc Wilmots has reportedly been linked with a move to French club Bordeaux. According to webgirondins.com, the Belgian coach played for Bordeaux in 2001 and now the French club has set its sight on hiring him as a coach. Bordeaux is looking for a French-speaking coach to replace Paulo …

TEHRAN : Iran will compete with India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan for hosting right of the Asian Cup 2027, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) revealed. “The AFC will now work with each Bidding Member Association on the delivery of the necessary bidding documentation in accordance with the bidding process …

TEHRAN: Iran international handball player Amin Yousefnejad joined AHC Dunarea Calarasi. The 24-year-old player har signed a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee with the Romanian handball team. Yousefnejad has most recently played at Italian club Siena. Iranian players Shahoo Nosrati, Saeid Heydari Rad, Alireza Mousavi, Allahkaram Esteki and Mohsen …

TEHRAN : Esteghlal football team was held to a 1-1 draw by Saipa in Matchweek 22 of the Iran Professional League on Monday. Esteghlal midfielder Masoud Rigi was on target with a long-range shot in the 15th minute but the team’s defender Farshid Bagheri scored an own goal in the …

TEHRAN: PSV Eindhoven has set its sights on signing Alireza Jahanbakhsh this summer. According to Voetbal International, the Dutch giant has shown interest in signing the ex-AZ Alkmaar winger, who is out of favor at Brighton & Hove Albion. Since the Premier League resumed, Jahanbakhsh hasn’t been included in Brighton’s …