Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia defeated Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 4-3 on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League on Saturday.... more »
Eleven players and one staff member at Tehran football giants Esteghlal have tested positive for coronavirus, official agency Irna reported on Tuesday.... more »
Iranian clubs Esteghlal and Shahr Khodro agreed Thursday to play the home legs of their Asian Champions League preliminary round ties at neutral venues, backing down on a boycott threat.... more »
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named a preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup, which will be trimmed to a final selection of 23 players by June 2.... more »
Iran took off to South Africa on Tuesday for their first pre-World Cup training camp with only 11 players and no goalkeeper, local media reported.... more »
China's Zheng Zhi beat Iranian star Javad Nekounam to the Asian player of the year award Tuesday after leading Guangzhou Evergrande to a breakthrough regional title.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande stormed into their first AFC Champions League final with a 4-0 rout and 8-1 aggregate win over a shell-shocked Kashiwa Reysol in the semis Wednesday.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande stormed into their first AFC Champions League final with a 4-0 rout and 8-1 aggregate win over a shell-shocked Kashiwa Reysol in the semis Wednesday.... more »
Marcello Lippi remained cautious about Guangzhou Evergrande's chances of reaching the AFC Champions League final despite their 4-1 rout of Kashiwa Reysol in the semi-final first leg.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande hit back after conceding an early goal to floor Japan's Kashiwa Reysol 4-1 and put one foot in the AFC Champions League final on Wednesday.... more »
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