Woman’s soccer has become big around the world during the past decade. There is a women’s world cup and many countries have semi-pro leagues. On a side note we have come across a couple of videos of some some surprising female candidates putting on a soccer clinic of sorts for the public to see: Elderly Italian woman shows off her ... Read More »
The Real superstar donned a fat suit and fake moustache, beard and wig, before doing kick-ups with local children in the Spanish capital. Ronaldo pulled off this stunt at the busy Plaza de Callao in downtown Madrid, so the general public quickly swarmed around the world’s best player as soon as he revealed himself. And perhaps nothing spelled out surprise ... Read More »
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee was considering the complaint against Alaa Abdulzehra, who is alleged to have committed a doping violation last year. Iraq won Friday’s spicy encounter against their neighbours and bitter rivals 7-6 on penalties after Iran were reduced to 10 men and extra time finished with the scores at 3-3. AFC ended up voting in ... Read More »
Veteran Osasuna midfielder Javad Nekounam will captain Iran’s national soccer team in the 2015 Asian Cup due to be held in Australia in January, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says. The AFC reported that Iran’s national team head coach, Carlos Queiroz, has finalized names of the plays for the tournament which will run from January 9 to 31. The report further ... Read More »
Radio Zamaneh – The head of Iran’s Football Federation reports that Sepp Blatter, the head of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), has announced that some of Iran’s money for football activities, which has been blocked due to the International sanctions, will now be released.Ali Kafashian told reporters, after his return from the meeting of the Asian Football Confederation ... Read More »
Brazil football legend Pele’s health condition is improving, but the soccer great is still receiving treatment for a urinary infection, says a Brazilian hospital. The 74-year-old “is in better clinical condition,” said the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. The hospital added that he was “lucid” and breathing on his own but still receiving hemodialysis, which involves filtering a ... Read More »
Persepolis football team earned a last minute 2-1 victory over Esteghlal thanks to a late header from Omid Alishah here on Sunday. Perspolis was playing with 10 players when they scored the goal. Below you will see a hand picked selection of pictures of the day of the game that gives you an idea of the games intense atmosphere. ... Read More »
Persepolis football team earned a 2-1 victory over Esteghlal thanks to a late header from Omid Alishah here on Sunday. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh put the Blues into a surprise lead after 44 minutes. Esteghlal created several chances afterward but its strikers didn’t take advantage of their chances. In the 74th minute, unmarked Persepolis captain Mohammad Nouri found the back of the ... Read More »
Real Madrid and Manchester United have sold an average of 1.5million official replica shirts globally each year over the past five years – making them the two most popular shirts in football. Daily Mail reports the commercial giants of Spanish and English football topped sales numbers from the 2009-10 season to the 2013-14 season inclusive, according to figures from authoritative ... Read More »
Iran international striker Reza Ghoochannejhad stated that he has forgotten previous victories over arch rival South Korea because it doesn’t matter to him anymore. Iran will face South Korea again, this time in a friendly in Tehran on November 18 ahead of 2015 AFC Asian Cup. “We have defeated South Korea twice in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers but I ... Read More »