Anyone remember the CAFA?
Back in 2014, Iran left the West Asian Football Federation to help form the Central Asian Football Association with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. I was glad Iran left… Read more »
Keeping up with Ceres-Negros [Update]
The 2018 AFC Cup is going on and although no Iranian football clubs participate in this competition, I am paying close attention because my good friend Omid Nazari is participating… Read more »
Closer to Russia 2018 [Video]
In the newest video edition of Team Melli Talk, we introduce a new segment called “Team Melli Radar” and talk about Iran’s preparation ahead of the 2018 World Cup in… Read more »
Is Team Melli Ready for the World Cup?
Join us for the newest podcast of Team Melli Talk as we talk about Iran’s recent friendly matches with special guest Arya Allahverdi of Gol Bezan! The 2018 World Cup… Read more »
Player Profile: Yahya Golmohammadi
The player in our spotlight this week is Yahya Golmohammadi, former center back for Team Melli. Golmohammadi played for Iran from 1993 to 2006 and became a mainstay with Team… Read more »
Zdravko Rajkov: The Man Who Helped Change Iranian Football
I had some free time this week and I went to Glendale to have lunch with Garnik Mehrabian and Karo Haghverdian. Garnik is a former manager of Ararat Tehran, Machine… Read more »
Blog: Great to See Shojaei Back in Action!
Hey everyone, I think it is safe to say that Iran had a good string of recent friendly matches that consisted of victories over Sierra Leone and Algeria. The loss… Read more »
The Right Back Dilemma [Video]
In this new edition of Team Melli Talk, we talk about the right back dilemma for Carlos Queiroz as we get closer to the 2018 World Cup in Russia!
Player Profile: Mehdi Mahdavikia [Video]
The player in our spotlight this week is Mehdi Mahdavikia, former winger for Team Melli. Mahdavikia played for Iran from 1996 to 2009 and will always be remembered for his memorable… Read more »
Going Back to ACL 1993
In this edition of Team Melli Talk, we talk to Arash Noamouz about his experience of helping PAS Tehran FC win the 1993 edition of the Asian Champions League. To… Read more »