Hosseini to the Rescue for Persepolis!
Persepolis advances to the Asian Champions League quarterfinals after a 2-1 victory over Al-Jazira of Abu Dhabi. The Red Army needed a goal trailing Al-Jazira 4-3 on aggregate and it… Read more »
Author Archives: teammellitalk
Cause for Concern at Goalkeeper?
I remember my first video episode of Team Melli Talk was about the Goalkeeper Situation for the national team of Iran. After seeing the third goal allowed by Persepolis keeper… Read more »
Iran drawn with Iraq in 2019 Asian Cup
The draw for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place on 4 May and Team Melli has been drawn with Iraq, Vietnam, and Yemen in Group D. Obviously it is… Read more »
Azmoun’s Next Move [Editorial]
Written by Atbin Moayedi Star striker Sardar Azmoun has, once again, been linked with newly crowned Scottish champions Celtic. I argued last July, in an episode of Gol Bezan, that… Read more »
Copa America 2019 [Video]
In this edition of Team Melli Talk, we talk about the 2019 Copa America and news about Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efnh0U7oLw8&t=2s
Player Profile: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
The player in our spotlight this week is Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, former center-back for Team Melli. Although Bahktiarizadeh played for Iran from 1997 to 2006, he was an on-and-off member who… Read more »
Omid Nazari and the AFC Cup
Filipino club Ceres-Negros was defeated 2-0 by Singaporean club Home United in Bacolod. Iranian-Filipino midfielder Omid Nazari hit the crossbar on a free kick, but it just wasn’t a good… Read more »
Dominance from Persepolis
Another Iranian Pro League season is in the books and Persepolis once again are champions of Iran. You really have to love what manager Branko Ivankovic has done with the… Read more »
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 »