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	World Cup Latest Football News \| International Football News and Features \| International Friendlies and other Soccer ...
		Iran’s Team Melli have drawn 1-1 against Angola’s Palancas Negras in their last match in Group D in Leipzig on Wednesday, with Angola’s dreams of reaching the last sixteen in the tournament having been extinguished...
		Iran’s Team Melli have gone into half-time 0-0 against Angola’s Palancas Negras in their last match in Group D in Leipzig on Wednesday, with Angola still capable of reaching the last sixteen in the tournament...
		Iran play Portugal in the fourth match of Group D at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, and Portugal will be striving for the victory that will almost certainly guarantee their progress to the knockout stage.
	www.worldcuplatest.com /worldcup2006/groupD/iran (1004 words)

	Iran national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Iran national football team is the national team of Iran and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in Asia.
		Iran play their home games in the massive Azadi (Freedom) Stadium which was built in the mid 1970s with a capacity of over 100,000.
		Iran's fans are very football crazy as are most of the Iranians living in and abroad the country always ready to travel wherever to cheer on their beloved "Team Melli".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iran_national_football_team (623 words)

	Football in Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Football in Iran is quite possibly the most followed sport, with only wrestling being able to match its popularity.
		Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, alleys, streets and football clubs nationwide.
		Football was a unknown sport in Iran until British workers introduced the game in the 1930's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_in_Iran (490 words)

	Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Iran traces its national origin to Persia, an empire that emerged in the 6th century BCE under the Achaemenid dynasty.
		According to Iran's Constitution, the Supreme Leader of Iran is responsible for the delineation and supervision of "the general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran." In the absence of a single leader, a council of religious leaders is appointed.
		Iran is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity".
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/Iran.htm (2398 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Iran football, Ali Ardeshir Jowza
		In Iran's football history too, the 'monopoly' of Perspolis and Taj (Esteglal) players in the national team was broken, as players from all teams and regions were given a shot at the national team based on their qualification, not if they belonged to one of two Iranian football giants.
		Football in Iran reflects all those ills as well, the energy for improving football in Iran has died down, an incompetent, non-qualified man, Mohammad Dadkan now runs the federation simply because he is closely affiliated with the regime.
		The people of Iran, football fans or not knows this; the one joy in the IRI they had in football being eroded, for even football it seems is a threat to the clerics.
	www.iranian.com /Sports/2004/April/Football (1897 words)

	Middle East Online
		TEHRAN - Iranian female footballers are to make their first outdoor appearance for nearly 25 years next week, although only fellow women will be able to watch them treading the pitch in shorts and jerseys, an organiser of the event said Wednesday.
		After Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, most sports requiring skimpy dress - such as swimming and gymnastics - were ruled off-limits for women, although in recent years some sporting restrictions have been eased.
		Footballing activities for women are currently limited to futsal - an indoor variation of the sport.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=7404 (286 words)

	WorldCup.Today - Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This style of football named "gol-koocheak" ("small-net") is normally played with the signature purple or red and white balls sold almost in every Iranian "dokoon" or convenience store.
		Street football is usually played with "dolayeh" ("two-layered") or "selayeh" (triple-layered) plastic balls, because the single rubber ball alone is hard to control.
		Iran is, as of 2006, ranked close to the edge of the Top 20 in the
	worldcup.today.googlepages.com /iran (394 words)

	The Hindu : Sport / Football : Iran blanks Thailand
		Iran scored three times in the final 20 minutes, capped off by Ali Daei's 95th career goal on an 87th-minute penalty, and beat Thailand 3-0 to begin its bid for a fourth Asian Cup title.
		Second-half substitute Reza Enayati gave Iran the lead in the 70th minute off a cross from Ali Karimi and Javad Nekournam also scored for the Gulf nation, which moved atop Group D ahead of defending champion Japan, which beat Oman 1-0 earlier in the day.
		Iran's attack began to gel midway through the second half, and finally capitalized when Karimi sent in a ball off the touchline that Enayati directed past Thai goalkeeper Kosin Hathairatanakul.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/07/21/stories/2004072106711800.htm (177 words)

	The History of Soccer [Football] in Iran - Team Melli :: Iran Visitor
		Iran soon got their first taste of World Cup action - qualifying for the 1978 tournament, where they were defeated by the Netherlands (3-0) and Peru (4-1, Hassan Rowshan scored for Iran).
		Iran failed to qualify for World Cup 2002 after a disappointing playoff performance against the Republic of Ireland (losing 2-0 in Dublin and wining 1-0 in Tehran) which saw Croatian manager Miroslav Blazevic step down from the top spot to be replaced by his assistant Branko Ivancovic, who stepped up from assistant coach.
		Iran became, along with Japan, the first team to qualify for the 2006 tournament, in a group alongside Bahrain and North Korea.
	www.iranvisitor.com /index.php?cID=416&pID=1176&pName=football-culture (1840 words)

	Football \| Iran build bridges at QPR
		True, it does seem odd to think of an English side lining up against the national team of Iran - perhaps 10 years ago it would have been unthinkable - but sport has an ability to transcend divides as well as to reinforce them and this was an example of the former.
		Iran's final World Cup group match is against Japan next month and it is unlikely that they will face such a physical encounter as that provided by QPR.
		Once the home side had discovered the spoils to be had from exploiting their extra height there was little Iran could do.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5246706-103,00.html (363 words)

	ThreatsWatch.Org: RapidRecon: Football, Soccer and Iran
		Iran may be experiencing technical difficulties forging ahead in their nuclear enrichment, at least at the pace they desire.
		But Iran and Europe do not employ any such mentality, as can be evidenced by the approach to talks even after the UNSC concrete deadline as stated had passed without adherence.
		Iran and Europe employ the ‘game clock’ - and thus clearly in their approach to ‘deadlines’- quite naturally in a soccer sense.
	rapidrecon.threatswatch.org /2006/09/football-soccer-and-iran (547 words)

	Iran Football Team News and Results from Football.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Iran coach Branko Ivankovic thought his side deserved to beat Angola in their final Group D match.
		Iran are likely to be without talismanic striker Ali Daei when they attempt to kick-start their World Cup campaign against Portugal on Saturday.
		Iran have asked for permission to replace full-back Sattar Zare in their World Cup squad after he damaged ligaments in his right knee during a training session.
	www.football.co.uk /iran/index.shtml (223 words)

	Iran-Brazil football friendly canceled
		He told IRNA that all of Brazil's matches are sponsored by a Brazilian advertisement company which had picked Iran, as the winner of the Asian Football Champions held in Pusan, South Korea, to play a match with World Cup Champions.
		Brazil's offer to play the Iranian national team was greeted with enthusiasm by the IFF officials and the Iranian football fans and discussions began in earnest about three weeks ago with domestic and foreign sponsors, in order to come up with the required amount, he stated.
		In a statement faxed to IRNA in October, AFC said Iran, who claimed their record fourth Asiad football gold with their 2-1 win over the Japanese in Pusan, will take on New Zealand's 'All Whites' in a two-leg tie tentatively scheduled for March or April 2003.
	www.payvand.com /news/02/nov/1096.html (397 words)

	Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Iran national football team is the national team of Iran and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in Asia.
		Iran play their home games in the massive Azadi (Freedom) Stadium which was built in the mid 1970s with a capacity of over 100,000.
		After the 1979 Revolution, football was somewhat neglected and cast aside during the mid 1980s due to internal unrest and the Iran-Iraq War although rumors saying that Iran didn't play football during that time are untrue.
	www.thedailypunt.com /fifaworldcup2006/Iran.html (663 words)

	Iran Football
		Iran and the United States were, by chance, placed in the same group in the 1998 World Cup in France.
		Iran claimed their first victory in a world cup by beating the USA 2 to 1.
		Eight years later, Iran is still a country where guests are likely to be banned from street parties and where the mullahs rule.
	www.tomvater.com /football.html (1239 words)

	Iran Football -- Team Melli Site
		Iran's other opponent Bahrain are in 49th place however this might be a little misleading; Bahrain beat Saudi Arabia 3-0 in the Persian Gulf Cup last weekend.
		Football is a team game, and we are one of the teams that play with great teamwork, as for my brothers Salim Khamees and Faisal Khaleel, I think they’re capable of playing against the best teams, as they have great skill
		Ali Karimi: I started playing football when I was 5 years old, in the alleys of Tehran, and then I joined Al-Nafet club, and I was in the youth team and from there my football career began, then I moved to Saipa Club, and then to Fatah, and then to Pirouzi.
	www.freewebs.com /iranfootball (1581 words)

	Iran peaking for football World Cup:- - Sports News - Webindia123.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Argentina in 1978, Iran suffered a 3-0 drubbing by later finalists the Netherlands and were also defeated 3-1 by Peru before managing to hold Scotland to a creditable 1-1 draw.
		Iran comfortably clinched qualification for next summer's tournament behind Japan in Group B of the final Asian qualification stage, to underline its "dream team" reputation.
		Iran took another big step forward with the establishment of a professional league in 2000.
	feeds.thegermanynews.net /?rid=52b720bfd82bc020&... (873 words)

	Iranian women kick out against football ban \| Iran \| Guardian Unlimited
		With the red, white and green tricolour of the Iranian flag draped around her shoulders, Niloofar Ardalan appeared to be in her element as she cheered on the national football team as it battled to reach next year's World Cup.
		As the daughter of a former international goalkeeper, football is in her blood.
		They are basing their hopes on the willingness of the authorities to bend the rules to accommodate Iran's football obsession.
	www.guardian.co.uk /iran/story/0,12858,1499893,00.html (822 words)

	UNICEF Iran (Islamic Republic of) - For children and youth - Football is not just for boys
		Football is Iranâs most popular sport and when it comes to the national team, many young people schedule their days so they have enough time to watch the games.
		She inherited her love of football from her father and uncles and even played the game with her cousins when she was younger.
		In the meantime, she is keeping her fingers crossed that Iran makes it through to the semi-final round in the World Cup.
	www.unicef.org /iran/children_youth_2632.html (325 words)

	Iran's leaders tacitly admit that demonstrations are not football riots
		The Leader said that the United States has expectations from Iran while it has engaged in a full-scale war in Afghanistan, but, Iran has made its stance clear from the beginning so that there is no room for taking into account the U.S. expectations from Iran.
		The Leader said that the enemy is magnifying small events in Iran irrespective of the fact that the large part of Iranian youth population are ready to stand against any possible conspiracy against the Islamic Republic.
		By the way I assume that their peculiar slogan 'down with the taliban' is targetted at Iran's religious leadership, equating them with the Taliban, or it could be that this is an expression of rebellion against Iranian policy, or much more sinister it could be that the movement is infiltrated by the CIA.
	www.awitness.org /news/october_2001/iran_admits_not_football_riot.html (1050 words)

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	Iran wins Deaflympic football silver
		Melbourne, Jan 16, IRNA -- Iran took a silver medal as it finished runner-up in the football competitions of the 20th Deaflympic Games in Melbourne Sunday.
		Iran, which came from 1-0 down in Olympic Park, was stunned in the additional time by Britain that grabbed the winner with a free-kick awarded by the linesman.
		Although Iran, due to expulsion of Hossein-Ali Mohammadi, was forced to play with 10 men in the last 10 minutes, top marksman Asghar Tohidlou leveled the match two minutes from normal time.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/jan/1151.html (176 words)

	IR Iran snatch football bronze \| Huliq: Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		IR Iran sealed the bronze medal in the men's football competition with an extra-time 1-0 win over Korea at Al-Gharrafa Stadium on Thursday.
		IR Iran left Arash Borhani, the joint second-highest scorer in the tournament, on the bench and Korea were without Park Chu Young in their starting line-up.
		Iran pushed forward on the counter-attack and the match was finely balanced towards the end of the first half which ended goalless.
	www.huliq.com /2045/ir-iran-snatch-football-bronze (526 words)

	Persian Journal Football - Latest Iran Football Sport Soccer News and Iranian football sport news woman soccer Persian ...
		Iran's futsal team has trounced Malaysia 15-1 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship in a Group D match in Japan.
		Iran opened accounts in the 4th minute through Mohammad Hashemzadeh and scored six more goals in the first half and eight in the second half, Malaysian News Agency Bernama reported.
		Iran have their own preparing to do as they are in action in July in the Asian Cup where they will take on Uzbekistan, China and Malaysia.
	www.iranian.ws /iran_news/publish/football.shtml (1206 words)

	President lifts ban on women watching football in Iran \| Iran \| Guardian Unlimited
		Iran and US see 'positive' steps in first formal talks since hostage crisis of 1980
		The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has announced that women will be allowed to attend football matches in big stadiums for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
		At a time when the Iran is facing international pressures over its nuclear programme, the president's move may be an attempt to defuse one of the most divisive issues inside the country.
	www.guardian.co.uk /iran/story/0,,1760745,00.html (406 words)

	Iran handed FIFA international ban - CNN.com
		The move comes just five months after Iran took part in the World Cup finals in Germany and a week after they secured a place in the 2007 Asian Cup finals, winning their qualifying group by beating South Korea 2-0 in Tehran.
		In August 2006, FIFA and the AFC gave the Iranian federation a deadline of Nov.15 to reinstate elected president Mohammad Dadkan and to comply with the relevant provisions of the FIFA Statutes.
		Iran are the second country to face such action in the space of a month.
	www.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/football/11/23/iran.ban/index.html?section=cnn_latest (477 words)

	IRAN GEARS UP FOR MORE FOOTBALL TROUBLES
		He told IRNA that following the objection lodged by Iran's football federation to FIFA regarding Bahrain's contravention of FIFA rules, several hooligans on the pretext of possible qualification of the national football team of Iran caused disturbances in the two cities.
		Iran will be without leading striker Ali Daei, of Hertha Berlin, who collected his second yellow card in Bahrain.
		"Football has become political, it has become a national phenomenon for people who live in a regime that fights nationalism and its press labels football funs as hooligans, troubl-makers and anti-revolutionaries", noted Mr.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2001/oct_2001/football_defeat_aftermath_241001.htm (867 words)

	Iran Football Center
		The main aim of IFC is to bring you the latest football news on Iranian from around the world.
		IFC is the only news organization based outside of Iran that has consistently dispatched reporters to cover Iranian football.
		Iran Football Center is a registered entity and will notify the proper authorities if needed.
	www.iranfootballcenter.com /aboutus.php (126 words)

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