Wednesday, 25 August 2021 (YJC)_Iran hopes football fans can return to stadiums deserted by the coronavirus pandemic for nearly two years starting from a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against South Korea in early October.
Friday, 6 August 2021 (YJC)_Having spent years with FC Barcelona and having won numerous titles, including six Ballon d'Or awards, it wasn't until August 2020 that it became clear the Argentine star wanted out of the team. At the time, the revelation came after the Spanish club had endured a humiliating 8-2 loss against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Thursday, 04 February 2021 (YJC)_ A burial ceremony was held at Tehran's Behsht-e Zahra Cemetery for the former national Iranian football team defender who died of Covid-19 at the age of 43.
Tehran, 07 June_On Saturday, about three thousand football ultras from across Italy gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus field to voice their discontent over the government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Tehran 28 April _The Italian prime minister has given the go-ahead for professional sports teams to start training again in May, but did not set a date for the resumption of the Serie A.
Tehran 10 February _South Yorkshire police have said they will hold a “full and open” investigation after a 16-year-old boy sustained a head injury after apparently bring struck by a police officer following a football match.
Tehran 21 January_The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has banned Iran from hosting international soccer competitions for no clear reason, in a move which many see as driven by third-party pressure.
TEHRAN, Nov 10 _US President Donald Trump traveled to the deep South on Saturday to watch a hotly anticipated college football match and bask in the adulation of fans in the staunchly conservative region.
TEHRAN, Jul 7 - Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has been banned from playing for his national team for 3 months and fined 50,000 dollars after heavily criticizing CONMEBOL during the 2019 Copa America.
TEHRAN, Aug 03 - Astronomers have detected heavy metal gases streaming away from an extremely hot, football -shaped exoplanet located 900 light-years from Earth. It's the first time scientists have identified heavy metal gases emanating from a so-called hot Jupiter.
TEHRAN, Jul 6 - Certain high school and college athletes require a longer-than-normal recovery period after a concussion. Researchers say blood tests can predict which ones.