Articles by Niloufar Momeni

About Niloufar Momeni

Niloufar Momeni is a freelance football journalist. She started her sport writing career in 1998 as a result of her passion for both football and writing. She wrote about Asian football for Goal.com for many years, as well as appearing on TV at PSC TV. Her other contributions included writing for Soccer Without Limit and Football Tribe. On her blog at womenforfootball and on instagram, she writes about European and Asian football

Alipour: ‘Faghani is world’s best referee’

May 26, 2020 Niloufar Momeni

Iran’s most famous referee, Alireza Faghani, made headlines when he decided to move to Australia last year, instantly becoming one of the most respected whistleblowers in Australia’s A-League. While Faghani is closer to the end […]

Iran FF left in the dark on Skočić appointment

April 27, 2020 Niloufar Momeni

Portuguese manager, Carlos Queiroz, gone. Belgian Marc Wilmots, sacked within six months. With the Iran national team on the verge of early elimination from Group C of FIFA World Cup qualifying, Iranian sport officials were […]

OPINION: Iran’s slow response raises eyebrows

March 19, 2020 Niloufar Momeni

Ever since East Asia was plagued with Coronavirus, starting on 31 December in China, clubs from across Asia were monitoring the situation and its effect on their fixtures. A month after the first case of […]

For women in Iran, the fight goes on

December 27, 2019 Niloufar Momeni

When it was first announced that Iranian women could buy tickets for a football match, they had to pinch themselves to believe it. For the Iran versus Cambodia World Cup qualifier on 10 October, for […]