On Saturday something close to miracle happened for all the Iran fans. Going into the fourth round of the Asia World Cup Qualifying Group 5 Team Melli was in third place with three points trailing UAE and Syria that had five points each.
 
Well, it all changed in one round; TM defeated UAE, and the [...]

 
It does not look good! No sir, it doesn’t! Team Melli has not been defeated in its first three qualifying matches; that is the good part, but it has not had a single victory either! That translates into three ties, three points, a third place in Asian qualifying group 5.
 
The latest draw was against UAE [...]

I have no idea what the folks at FIFA have been smoking, but man they must have been in some “Purple Haze” when they suggested that the EPL should take a lesson from the Iranian Football Federation!
Yes, you read me right! That is exactly what they suggested!
As a diehard Iranian football fan, I’d be the first [...]

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 how it goes: [...]

Iran Head Coach Ali Daei lost his patience with the Iranian Football federation officials who have failed to arrange for friendly matches.
Speaking to a pool of reporters prior to a meeting with all the IRIFF and National Physical Education Organization officials, the usually fiery and candid Daei, blasted the IRIFF officials and suggested that they [...]

Ali Daei’s reign as Iran’s Head Coach may be in its infancy, but one thing that is becoming very clear to average fan is the fact that the new coach has a very short fuse, especially when it comes to dealing with reporters and their persistent questioning. This was of course not a secret to [...]

Your team scores a goal a couple of minutes into the game; you’ll be ecstatic, shocked, and struggling to catch your breath! And just as you are settling down, boom! They score their second! So here you are less than ten minutes into a crucial game, and your team is up by two; how would [...]

Tomorrow Team Melli will face Kuwait in the Match Day 2 of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers. This game is a must win for Iran if they have any hopes of making in to South Africa in 2010. It is also a must win for Coach Ali Daei whose team dropped a friendly with Bahrain [...]

Team Melli had its first game under full leadership of new coach Ali Daei and the result was not pretty. Iran lost its friendly encounter with Bahrain by a single goal.
This could not be exactly a confidence builder with the Kuwait game coming up in a few days. But to be fair to Daei he has not [...]

This wasn’t such a hot week for Iranian clubs in Asia. Last year’s AFC Champions League runner ups, Sepahan of Isfahan, lost their 2008-09 opener against al Ittihad of Syria. This is the same team mind you that they had defeated 5-0 in Damascus last year. What a difference one year makes!
The other Iran representative, [...]