IranMania- Pasquale Rodomonti, the Italian coach, will be coming to Tehran for a second time to referee the sensitive game between Esteghlal and Perspolis in the professional League of Iran.

IranMania- The dispute regarding football and Seda-va-Sima (IRIB) is gradually entering a new phase.

IranMania- Ali Parvin, the Perspolis head coach, may possibly be barred from all stadiums in Iran as a coach.

IranMania- The Iranian Football Federation announced that any football coach not in possession of a coaching certificate may not accompany their team for the League matches.

IRNA -The Saudi soccer team of Al-Ittihad won the first-leg match of Asian Clubs Championships against visitor Esteqlal of Tehran 3-2 in Emir Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Friday.

IranMania- Esteghlal, Iran's representative in the Asian Cup, left Tehran for Saudia Arabia yesterday, December 19, 2001 at 11:30 in the morning. The match between Esteghlal and Al Etehad of Saudia Arabia is due to take place on Friday 21st of December.

IRIB- Iran's premier soccer league matches enter their 9th week with two games Tuesday afternoon

IranMania- Asghar Sharafi, the Bargh Shiraz coach, spoke about their 3-2 defeat against Foolad, "Individual mistakes were responsible for the loss."

IranMania- Mohammad Dadkaan, the ex-National Team and Perspolis player has been appointed as a new Football Federation advisor. The scope of his role relates to the Professional League and the youth teams.

IRNA - The names of 22 Iranian referees and linesmen were announced by Iran's Football Federation as international football and futsal referees for the year 2002.

IranMania- Sohrab Entezari has become the top goal scorer of the Professional League. He reminds us of Farshad Piyus of the old days. In the first days when he started to play for Perspolis, everyone thought he'd be dismissed just like Barmak and Baghmisheh and the others from other cities in Iran, who did not come up to Perspolis's expectations.

IranMania- The Esteghlal & Saipa game took place on saturday (15/12/2001) at 14:30. It was the first and the most sensitive game of the 6th week of the Professional League.