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Alizadeh, who won taekwondo bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, announced earlier this month that she had defected to Europe because she felt she had been used as a propaganda tool by Iran. Read More »

Jejier said his devotion to Maradona is justified by the two goals he scored against England in Argentina’s 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup. That game was seen by many Argentine fans as pay back for the Falklands war four years earlier in which Britain defeated Argentina. Read More »

The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency. Read More »

Naser Mohammadkhani (born 7 September 1957) is a retired football striker. He also worked as a coach for club. Mohammadkhani was involved in a public court case, after his wife Laleh Saharkhizan was found murdered in her apartment on 9 October 2002. Read More »

Zahra Khajavi ( born 8 February 1999) is a football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Vochan Kurdistan and the women’s national team. She holds the record for clean sheets in club football. In the Women’s Football Premier League, 2009-2010, she was able to keep her gates closed for 10 consecutive games and 953 consecutive minutes, in order to ... Read More »

Andrea Stramaccioni ( born 9 January 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player. Read More »

Kurdish women have traditionally played important roles in Kurdish society and politics. In general, Kurdish women’s rights and equality have improved dramatically in the 21st century due to progressive movements within Kurdish society. However, despite the progress, Kurdish and international women’s rights organizations still report problems related to gender inequality, forced marriages, honor killings, and, in Iraqi Kurdistan, female genital ... Read More »

Adel Ferdosipour ( born 3 October 1974), is an journalist, translator, university professor, football commentator and television show host and producer. He was the host and producer of the popular TV show Navad. He is producer of the popular TV show Football 120. Read More »

Sardar Azmoun ( born 1 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the national team as a forward. Read More »

There is a lot going on the world right now, and most things in the news nowadays are not very pleasant; but here’s something that will surely bring a smile to your face. Muhammed Ikram is a snooker player from Pakistan who does not have arms. Read More »