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2020-09-01 18:29
Persepolis complete signing of three players
TEHRAN – Persepolis football club have signed three players for new season of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Tuesday.
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2020-08-27 00:37
Esteghlal beat Persepolis to advance to Hazfi Cup final
TEHRAN – Esteghlal emerged victorious in Tehran derby against Persepolis in Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
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2020-08-25 23:22
Tractor into Hazfi Cup final
TEHRAN – Tractor football team edged Naft Masjed Soleyman to book a place at the Iran’s Hazfi Cup final.
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2020-08-25 19:42
Hazfi Cup semi-final: Persepolis, Esteghlal set for thrilling derby
TEHRAN - Persepolis and Esteghlal football team will meet in the Hazfi Cup semi-final on Wednesday in what would be the penultimate match of the Iranian football season which will be held behind closed doors.
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2020-08-24 13:51
VAR to be used in ACL from quarters
TEHRAN - The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used from the quarterfinals stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League, Asia’s soccer governing body said on Monday.
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2020-08-23 21:47
'Newly-found skeletons may address bloody conflict during Alexander the Great’s invasion of Persia'
TEHRAN – A number of human skeletons, recently unearthed from ancient water ducts in Persepolis, maybe related to a bloody conflict between Persians (Iranians) and invaders led by Alexander the Great in c. 330 BC, an Iranian cultural heritage expert said on Sunday.
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2020-08-23 18:52
Payam Heydari to referee Hazfi Cup semis
TEHRAN - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) announced that Payam Heydari will referee the 2020 Hazfi Cup semi-final between Esteghlal and Persepolis.
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2020-08-22 23:48
Ramin Rezaeian joins Al Duhail
TEHRAN – Iranian international winger Ramin Rezaeian joined Qatari giants Al Duhail.
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2020-08-22 20:34
By Afshin Majlesi
A peek into cemetery tourism in Iran
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in our modern world. It always makes new changes to have unforgettable experiences, to create new travel motivators, and to reach new markets. Such a trend results in new tourist spots which were unthinkable only a few years ago!
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2020-08-22 19:21
Tehran derby to be held as planned
TEHRAN - The Tehran derby, between Esteghlal and Persepolis, in the Hazfi Cup semifinals, will be held on Aug. 26 as it was already scheduled.
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2020-08-19 17:16
No Iranian teams allowed to sign foreigner
TEHRAN – Iranian football teams are not permitted to sign foreign coach and player in the 2020-21 Iran Professional league (IPL).
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2020-08-19 15:00
IPL: Do or Die Time
TEHRAN – On the last day of Iran Professional League (IPL), six teams will remain in the fight for the competition’s survival and three teams remain in the fight for AFC two quotas.
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2020-08-17 21:00
Ancient skeletons unearthed in Persepolis
TEHRAN- The remains of 13 ancient skeletons have been discovered during an exploration project which is underway at the UNESCO-registered site of Persepolis, southern Fars province.
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2020-08-16 01:14
Esteghlal held by Peykan in IPL
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Paykan on Saturday in the penultimate match of the Iran Professional League (IPL).
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2020-08-16 00:06
Shahin relegated from Iran Professional League
TEHRAN – Shahin football team were relegated from Iran Professional League (IPL) on the penultimate day of the season
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2020-08-14 17:05
Persepolis launch CAS appeal against former coaches’ financial verdict
TEHRAN – Persepolis club on Friday announced that they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the FIFA Players’ Status Committee regarding the financial cases of Persepolis’s former head coach, Gabriel Calderon, and his two assistant coaches.
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2020-08-12 00:07
By Afshin Majlesi
20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the friendliest country on Earth with loads of warm-hearted welcome!”; “It is the jewel in Islam’s crown in terms of architecture”; “Being home to fascinating cultural heritage sites”; or “a land where echoes of ancient civilizations still resonate down through the ages!”
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2020-08-11 17:49
Ivankovic denies claims he has received 60 percent of his salary from Persepolis
TEHRAN – Former coach of Persepolis, Branco Ivankovic, says he has not received more than 30 percent of his unpaid salary from the Iranian club, contrary to what the club’s officials have claimed.
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2020-08-11 16:01
Hazfi Cup Semis: Persepolis to meet Esteghlal
TEHRAN – Defending champions Persepolis will face Esteghlal in Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinal.
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2020-08-11 00:29
Shahin on verge of relegation to Iran’s First Division
TEHRAN – Shahin football team played out a goalless draw against Tractor on Monday in Bushehr. It was a big blow to their hopes of remaining in Iran Professional League (IPL).
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2020-08-10 23:41
Esteghlal into Iran’s Hazfi Cup semis
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team defeated Sepahan 2-0 to book a place in the semifinals round of Iran’s Hazfi Cup in Tehran’s empty Azadi Stadium.
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2020-08-10 18:37
Esteghlal, Persepolis not allowed to sign foreigners
TEHRAN - Mehdi Alinejad, the Iranian Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth, confirmed that Persepolis and Esteghlal are not allowed to sign new foreign players or coaches for the next season.
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2020-08-09 19:13
Persepolis to settle with Branko Ivankovic: official
TEHRAN- Persepolis acting general manager, Mehdi Rasoul Panah, claimed that the club have paid about 60 percent of former coach Branko Ivankovic’s unpaid salary.
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2020-08-09 03:27
Alireza Beiranvand fumes at Persepolis officials
TEHRAN – Former Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand lambasted the team’s officials after they didn’t respect him in the Iran Professional League title celebration.
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2020-08-08 19:32
By Afshin Majlesi
Italian embassy responsible for depicting Tehran-Rome ‘so deep and complete’ cultural ties: envoy
Italian ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone has said that his embassy is highly responsible for depicting the richness of so deep and so complete cultural ties, which have long been developed between the two nations.
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2020-08-08 01:42
Persepolis lift Iran Professional League trophy
TEHRAN - Persepolis lifted the Iran Professional League trophy for the fourth time in a row amid fireworks in a special ceremony on Friday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
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2020-08-05 21:30
Over $78 million invested to renovate Shiraz historical texture
TEHRAN- Some 3,300 billion rials (over $78 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been invested to renovate the historical texture of Shiraz, aiming at developing tourism in the city as the capital of Fars province.
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2020-08-03 23:26
Tehran, Athens discuss ways to cooperate in cultural heritage repatriation
TEHRAN – Iranian and Greek officials have discussed ways to share experience in cultural heritage repatriation as the two cradles of ancient civilizations are subjected to smuggling of historical relics.
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2020-08-03 15:58
Alexander Nouri denies Esteghlal link
TEHRAN - German-Iranian coach Alexander Nouri has said that he has received unofficial offers from several Iranian clubs like Persepolis and Tractor in previous years but, contrary to recent rumors, Esteghlal club have not made an offer for him.
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2020-08-02 21:30
New season of exploration begins in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A new round of exploration on ancient water ducts in the UNESCO-registered site of Persepolis, southern Fars province, has been recently commenced.