Tehran Times - Former Iran national football team coach Bahman Salehnia passed away on Thursday.

Tasnim – Former midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari is a candidate to take charge of Esteghlal until the end of the season.

Tehran Times - Marziyeh Jafari was named as new head coach of Iran’s women’s football team on Wednesday.

Tehran Times - Mehdi Taj, head of the Iran Football Federation, announced that the match against North Korea in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) will take place in Mashhad.

Tasnim – Iran’s Persepolis football club is reportedly interested in Fenerbahçe midfielder Mert Hakan Yandaş.

PLDC - French striker Wissam Ben Yedder has officially joined Sepahan.

Tehran Times - Former goalkeeper of Iran national football team Faramarz Zelli passed away on Tuesday.

AFC - Islamic Republic of Iran reigned supreme again at the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup™ after they defended their title with an 8-1 win against Oman in the Thailand 2025 final on Sunday.

Tehran Times - Iran stayed on course to retain their title after defeating Saudi Arabia 6-0 in their AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025 semi-final on Saturday.

Sportsnet - Iran qualified for the 2026 World Cup after Mehdi Taremi scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

Tehran Times - Iran moved within a point of sealing a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup appearance after defeating United Arab Emirates 2-0 in their AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to 26 Group A tie on Thursday.

Tehran Times - Iran national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has named his 21-man squad for two matches against Uzbekistan and the UAE in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.