Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr kicked off their AFC Champions League group stage campaign with a dogged 2-0 win away at Iranian side Persepolis. The dreadful pitch at the Azadi Stadium made it ...

With three AFC Asian Cup titles and four FIFA World Cup appearances since 1998, Iran can consider itself a powerhouse in Asia football. The narrative for its club teams, however, has been a little ...

May 7 (Reuters) - Persepolis boss Branko Ivankovic was grateful to a bumper crowd of 100,000 fans in Tehran for helping his exhausted side through to the last 16 of the AFC Champions League for the ...

Persepolis are one of the most well-supported clubs in Iran. ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images They're nine-time champions of Iran and one of the biggest clubs in Asia. Persepolis not only have millions of ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Last year's finalists Persepolis kept their quest for a first-ever Asian Champions League title on track on Friday with a 4-0 win over group hosts FC Goa that secured the ...

May 20 (Reuters) - Last year's beaten finallists Al Hilal face early elimination from the Asian Champions League after they were beaten 1-0 by Iranian side Persepolis in the round of 16 first leg tie ...

World soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo makes his AFC Champions League debut at the Azadi Stadium in Teheran on Tuesday with his side Al-Nassr visit Iranian team Persepolis live on Paramount+. This is the ...

TEHRAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Persepolis soccer team booked a place in the 2017 AFC Champions League semifinal after beating Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli 5-3 on aggregate, Tehran Times daily reported.

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Persepolis skipper and former Iran forward Hadi Norouzi died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack in his sleep, the state-run Press TV said. He was 30. Norouzi was rushed from ...

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Al-Fayha ensured a full house of Saudi Pro League sides in the last 16 of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday as a 4-1 win over Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor saw Vuk Rasovic's team pip ...

HONG KONG, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Persepolis' Iranian striker Issa Alekasir's appeal against a six-month ban has been rejected by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), meaning the 30-year-old will not be ...

As Iran’s relations with the Western world seem to be thawing following a historic U.S. agreement over its nuclear production, sport is also doing its part to bring Tehran in from the cold. AC Milan, ...