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 ...

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 (Tasnim) – Iran’s Persepolis football team was held to a goalless draw by Süper Lig Side Trabzonspor in a friendly match on Wednesday. Persepolis had defeated Alanyaspor 2-1 in its first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONG KONG, Oct 3 - Iranian striker Issa Alekasir has been handed a six-month ban by the Asian Football Confederation for a “discriminatory gesture” just hours before he was due to lead his club ...

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 ...