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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 […]

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TAG Podcast: Japan cruise into quarters + heartbreak for Syria

February 1, 2024 TAG Admin

Japan and Iran are the last two teams through to the quarter finals of the AFC Asian Cup quarter finals after two contrasting performances. Japan cruised past Bahrain 3-1, while Iran was made to fight […]

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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TAG Podcast: AFC Asian Cup Preview – Group C

January 10, 2024 TAG Admin

As Friday’s kick off draws closer, we continue our previews for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with a look at Group C featuring Iran, UAE, Hong Kong and Palestine. John McAuley, from The National, joins us […]

ANALYSIS

CAFA Nations Cup is run and won – what did we learn?

June 22, 2023 Martin Lowe

In its inaugural senior tournament, Iran triumphed over hosts Uzbekistan to lift the CAFA Nations Cup to become Central Asia’s very first champion in the federation’s brief eight-year history. While the name on the trophy […]

FEATURES

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 […]

FEATURES

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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Iran eliminated from World Cup after USA defeat

November 30, 2022 Scott McIntyre

The Asian Game’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is proudly sponsored by SMC. When the end came it arrived without few complaints. Iran’s World Cup campaign, one that was dominated by off-field […]

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Match Preview: Iran vs USA

November 29, 2022 Scott McIntyre

The Asian Game’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is proudly sponsored by SMC. As if things weren’t politically charged enough now Iran face a do-or-die clash against an American side that has […]

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