Tag Archive | "football"

Ali Karimi Done for Good?

Monday, October 13, 2008

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In an interesting turn of events, Ali Karimi has rejected his call-up to Team Melli last week. Although there were whispers in the Iranian media of his planned rejection of the offer, due to ill will stemming from his five-month suspension from Iran’s national football (soccer) team, the news still comes as a big surprise [...]

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Jomhuri-ye Javad

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Five days later, and Team Melli fans are still breathing sighs of relief. Thanks to Javad Nekounam’s unlikely header on an 81st minute corner, Iran was able to shrug off a mainly poor performance and escape Riyadh with a 1-1 tie with the Saudis. The first half was especially problematic for Team Melli. Its defense was [...]

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South Africa Bound?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Well, maybe the title’s a bit ambitious. But come Saturday, Team Melli fans can judge for themselves whether they need to book tickets for 2010, as they will finally get their first peek in months of the Iranian football (soccer) team at full strength. Team Melli will take on Saudia Arabia in Riyadh in [...]

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Team Melli’s Troubles

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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Is it just me, or has the recent dilemma over Team Melli’s coaching situation (or lack thereof) been a total embarrassment for Iranian football (soccer) fans? First, the Iranian Football Federation (which has itself been recently involved in a controversy with FIFA over government involvement in its operations) announced that they were close to agreeing on [...]

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