Simon Allen Interview
Simon Allen is our guest on the newest edition of Team Melli Talk! Commonly known as the Dalai Lama of soccer, Simon shares his knowledge about the national team of… Read more »
Tag: Iran
Player Profile: Ali Parvin
The player in our spotlight is Ali Parvin, former midfielder for Team Melli. Parvin played for Iran from 1970 to 1978 and captained Team Melli at the 1978 World Cup… Read more »
Blog: The World of Iranian Football
Okay everyone there is always something going on in Iranian football, so I will break down the latest headlines the best I can. Mustafa Denizli hired by Tractor Sazi Tabriz… Read more »
Keeping up with Omid Nazari [Updated]
Qualifying matches have already begun for 2018 AFC Champions League and we have great news involving our friend Omid Nazari and his team Ceres-Negros of the Philippines Football League. Ceres-Negros… Read more »
Player Profile: Hassan Rowshan [Video]
Our player profile will be focused on Hassan Rowshan, former striker for Team Melli. Rowshan played for Iran from 1974 to 1980 and is the second player to score a… Read more »
What is Wrong with Mehdi Taremi?
I really want to be a little apprehensive about criticizing Mehdi Taremi but right now things are ridiculous. We all remember summer of 2016 when Taremi signed with a club… Read more »
Sardar Azmoun’s Journey
We are less than six months away from the 2018 World Cup in Russia but this blog post is dedicated to the birthday boy Sardar Azmoun. Azmoun Makes His Mark… Read more »
Iran’s World Cup Chances
Omid Nazari is back on the newest edition of Team Melli Talk to share his thoughts with Art Eftekhari on Iran’s chances at the 2018 World Cup in Russia! The… Read more »
Fun Fact of the Week [Video]
Iran’s first ever goal in a World Cup was scored at the 1978 tournament in Argentina against Scotland. Down 1-0 in the second half due to an own-goal from Andranik… Read more »
Blog: Tough Group for Iran
The World Cup draw was on 1 December and as always, I was full of stress due to the fact that I am half-Mexican and I never want to see… Read more »