Iran’s First International Female Football Referee Barred from World Cup
Iranwire - Sardar Pashaei, a former world wrestling champion and coach of Iran’s national wrestling teams, protested yesterday against the…
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Iranian Mothers Prevented From Entering Sports Event To Watch Their Children
rferl.org - The mothers of several children who were scheduled to participate in a karate competition in the northeastern Iranian…
Iranian Football’s Notorious Ex-President Returns to the Scene of the Crime
Iranwire - Mehdi Taj has caused a sensation by registering in the Iranian Football Federation’s presidential election – for a…
Football Star Challenges IRGC Conspiracy-Theorist-in-Chief: “What Have You Done?”
Iranwire - Iranian football coach Ali Karimi launched a blistering attack on the IRGC officer and conspiracy theorist Hassan Abbasi…
Farah Pahlavi to FIFA President: Use World Cup to Right the Wrongs Done to Iranian Women
Iranwire - The last queen of Iran has penned an open letter to Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, asking him…
‘I Learned Freedom in the UK’: Iranian-Born Wrestler Melika Balali on Taking a Stand Against Forced Hijab
Iranwire - The Iranian-born wrestler Melika Balali won gold at the women’s British Senior Wrestling Championship last weekend. On the…
Iran’s State TV Criticized For Falsely Attributing Anti-Israeli Comments To Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo
RFL/RE - “Israeli football fans, for me, are the most hated. I cannot tolerate them. I won’t exchange my shirts…
Five Months Before the World Cup, is it Game Over for Dragan Skočić?
Dragan Skočić, the manager of Iran’s national football team, and Mirshad Majedi, acting president of the Iranian Football Federation, reportedly had…
Iran, Turkey brace for face-off in Syria
Al-Monitor - Driven apart by clashing regional interests, Turkey and Iran appear headed for a face-off in Syria, with Tehran…
Iranian women athletes’ plight highlighted by top weightlifters leaving the country
Iran-HRM - The plight of Iranian women athletes has been highlighted by two weightlifters who fled the world sports camps,…