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News Headlines out of Tehran

March 6th, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | No Comments »

Now that the whole hoopla surrounding the Team Melli coach is settled, there is not much about Iranian football to talk about any more!
I must admit, I kind of thrive on controversy because I love to pick on IRIFF and everyone associated with it! So at the moment I am a little bored! The good [...]

The day after!

March 4th, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | 1 Comment »

The news of Ali Daei’s appointment was received very positively by the usually critical and negative Iranian sports media.
The news got plenty of coverage outside of Iran as well. On of the more interesting articles I read about Daei’s appointment was a commentary by  John Duerden, goal.com’s Asian Editor, who has been following Iranian football for a few years. He [...]

And Iran’s new skipper is ………..

March 2nd, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | 8 Comments »

Folks, I never thought I’d get to type these words in my life time! I was sure to have to rely on my non-existing offsprings to carry the torch and one they spell it out! But here we go …… with trembling hands I type ……..
We now have a head coach!  
Yesssssss! Finally! No more back and [...]

Confusion, chaos, indecision, and bad jokes, but no coach!

March 1st, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | 6 Comments »

This turning into a daytime Soap Opera! It puts The Days of Our Lives to shame!
We all know that naturalized players can play for their adopted country; can fans do the same thing? I think I am going to seek Brazilian citizenship and declare myself a Seleção fan!
I have had it with our incompetent [...]

Bye bye Javier! No really, I mean it this time!!!

February 29th, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | 2 Comments »

Okay guys, this is no laughing matter! Really, I mean it! But this time it truly sounds like the Javier Clemente case is closed for good!
That is just fine me, except the fact that we killed about a month futzing around with this guy, while the clock was ticking on our March 26 meeting with [...]

Déjà vu all over again, one more time!!!!

February 27th, 2008 | By: Afshin Afshar | 6 Comments »

Would you believe me if I told you that Javier Clemente is back in the picture?!
Didn’t I tell you that Iranian football is stuck in the Groundhog Day?! You thought I was exaggerating, didn’t you?
Now you wait! Celemente will NOT get the job, neither will Afshin Ghotbi; it will go to a recycled Iranian coach. [...]


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