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Split results for the Iranian clubs in Asia
It was mixed day for us in Asia. Last year’s runner-ups Sepahan bowed out after a 2-1 defeat in Syria, but the unfashionable Saipa managed to go through after defeating Kuwait Sports Club in Karaj, Iran.
Too bad for Sepahan. They have been Iran’s most successful club during the last half dozen years or so; however, they were unlucky to lose form, not to mention their almost entire coaching staff, half way through the season just when the AFC Champions League group stage began. Not all is lost, however. They are still in the hunt for the Iranian League and Cup titles.
As for Saipa, they will most likely bow out in the first round of the knockout stage. This is their first appearance in Asia, and they have very little experience outside of Iran.
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Ando, as he is known by Team Melli fans, is one of the nicer guys who has put the TM colors on in recent ... [read]
Will Daei be happy with the refs for once?!
Towards the end of his playing career Saipa and Team Melli coach Ali Daei gained a reputation for sticking around too long and refusing to retire.
As a coach he is quickly making a reputation for himself as a complainer! Almost in every single game that his club side Saipa have lost he ... [read]
Do or die time for Sepahan in Syria
Sepahan FC, last year’s AFC Champions League runner ups, are traveling to Syria for their return leg against Al Ittihad.
The Syrians kicked butt in the first leg and thanks to a 2-0 victory bagged all three points and left the Isfahani’s scratching their heads wondering what it was that hit them! But ... [read]
The mother of all messed up seasons!
I know you football fans out there get your share of frustration with your football federations, but trust me when I tell you that we Iranian fans truly suffer from the sheer incompetence of our football bosses at every level.
This is so bad that even the ... [read]
Well come on Mohammad let me know
Will you stay or will you go?!
Ali Daei’s Assistant Mohammad Ahmadzadeh has tendered his resignation to him. Apparently Daei has refused to accept it! That probably means that he will stay!
You see, there is this peculiar custom amongst us Iranians that only seems to work well within our own and this is ... [read]
Iranian Football Federation at it again!
If I was a cynic, not that I am one, I’d swear that there is a conspiracy against Sepahan FC to make sure that they do not win the league this year, and at the center of the conspiracy, is the Iranian Football Federation!
IFF has threatened to ... [read]
Afshin Ghotbi proves his point
Afshin Ghotbi’s fortunes have been up and down throughout this IPL season. He came to coach a Perspolis FC team that was put together by his two assistants, Hamid Estili and Alireza Marzban. His team started like they were on fire, but then infighting started.
Ghotbi lobbied management to let go of a ... [read]
Afshin Ghotbi’s power move
Afshin Ghotbi made another show of force move this week by dropping Alireza Nikbakht-Vahedi off the 18 man roaster for the upcoming game against Saipa. This come after he dismissed assistant coach Alireza Marzban, and suspended trouble making defender Shays Rezaei.
These moves have been long coming since all the above mentioned individuals ... [read]
Sepahan FC put League ahead of Asia
Sepahan have made it clear that their number one priority is winning the domestic league. In an interview in advance of their upcoming league match against Bargh of Shiraz, Karim Ghanbari, Sepahan assistant coach, made it clear that his club is committed to the winning the league despite the fact that success ... [read]
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