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Articles by Behnam Jafarzadeh

About Behnam Jafarzadeh
Behnam Jafarzadeh is an Iranian football writer based in Mazandaran in the north of Iran. He started his career as a football commentator and then moved to writing, first with Farsi edition of Goal.com and then Varzesh3, Iran’s most visited sport website, where he covered two FIFA World Cups. He also is on The Guardian’s voting panel for selecting the world’s best players since 2016.
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Iran’s qualification met by muted celebrations… but why?

April 1, 2025 Behnam Jafarzadeh

On the fifth day of the Iranian New Year, a 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan was enough for Iran to secure their spot in the FIFA World Cup for a seventh time. However, unlike previous qualifications, […]

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Why Team Melli divides, rather than unites, Iran

February 10, 2024 Behnam Jafarzadeh

Sporting successes typically unites nations, especially during difficult times, providing its populace with a shared source of pride. However, over the past 16 months, the Iran national team has actually divided Iranians, with some celebrating […]

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Why the match against Japan is more than just football for Iran

February 3, 2024 Behnam Jafarzadeh

The day of reckoning has arrived for Iran. Five years after the Al-Ain agony and a 3-0 defeat in the semi-final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Iran will face an opponent that winning against […]

AFC ASIAN CUP

Doubts linger despite winning form for Iran

January 31, 2024 Behnam Jafarzadeh

Iran is one of the three teams to win all three of their matches in the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup, but Team Melli’s performances did not reflect that of a team that […]

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The ‘Last Dance’ for Iran’s golden generation

January 14, 2024 Behnam Jafarzadeh

When Iran won the AFC Asian Cup for the third consecutive time, in 1976, Brazilian Mario Zagallo was a young 45-year-old coach who guided Kuwait to the final. Zagallo died in early January at the […]

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Team of the Regime: the history of Esteghlal and Persepolis’ bitter rivalry

May 31, 2023 Behnam Jafarzadeh

There are lots of insults and obscenities among Iranian football fans but none of them couldn’t compare with “Team-e-Hokoumati” which means ‘Team of the Regime’. After Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979, this term had vanished […]

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Amir Ghalenoei: The General or Boss of the Mafia?

May 13, 2023 Behnam Jafarzadeh

It was a long journey for Amir Ghalenoei to return to Iran’s bench after his sacking in 2007 following Team Melli’s elimination from the AFC Asian Cup’s quarter final at the hands of South Korea. […]

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