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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Persepolis will have waited 11 weeks for their shot at glory by the time the Asian Champions League final kicks off but assistant coach Karim Bagheri told Reuters it will be worth it if they can bring ...