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(Updated on May 3, 2009: One of our friends made the video above, a good overview of what happened.) As most of you are well aware, Team Melli, in another utterly lackluster performance, lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Saturday. We showed some promise early on, with aggressive, crisp passing that reminded me of the [...]

We’re thankfully more than a week separated from Team Melli’s previous match, a 2010 World Cup qualifier draw against South Korea, which by most measures was a huge disappointment. Instead of going over Iran’s countless faults in the match, be it the lack of effective midfield passing, sloppy defending, or a subpar tactical display from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]