After a Scoreless Draw, Iran Prepares for Oman

I know the situation and I know that many Iranian football fans aren’t happy after a scoreless draw with neighboring rivals Iraq. Obviously, I wanted Iran to get revenge on… Read more »

Hit by the Injury Bug

There is cause for concern as four of Iran’s foreign-based players will most likely miss out on the 2019 Asian Cup. Long time Team Melli supporter and writer Dara Zarandi… Read more »

Asian Cup Preview with Behrooz Afrakhan [Video]

In this special edition of Team Melli Talk, Iranian football expert Behrooz Afrakhan joins Art Eftekhari to share his insight regarding the national team of Iran ahead of the 2019… Read more »

2018 Team Melli Awards [Video]

Host Art Eftekhari finishes off the year by sharing his choices for Team Melli’s Most Valuable Player and Team Melli’s Most Surprising Player of 2018. Iran showed the world it… Read more »

Will AFC suspend Iran? [Video]

Rumors are circulating that the Asian Football Confederation is threatening to suspend and possibly exclude Iran from the 2019 Asian Cup. Is there any truth to these allegations? Check out… Read more »

Asian Cup 2019 Preview [Video]

Check out the newest YouTube edition of Team Melli Talk as Art Eftekhari previews Group D of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Group D consists… Read more »