Football in Iran
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Football is the most popular sport in Iran, with wrestling and volleyball as close contenders. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, streets, and
Azadi Football Stadium is the biggest venue for Iranian football. It is also the world's 3rd largest soccer stadium.
A female fan of Iran national football team, watching the match against Angola
Zahra Khajavi, considered as an important goalkeeper in the Iranian national football team history
Iran men's team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Persepolis F.C.
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Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athlet
Football in Iran
…schools, streets, and football clubs nationwide. For political and social reasons, women's football grew little from the 1980s to 2020, and clubs such as Persepolis and Esteghlal did not even have a women's football team in these years. Football was played in Iran as early as 1898, when a team of British residents…
Shahin F.C. in the 1960s, including many players who went on to play for Persepolis
Ali Abdo, founder and first chairman of the club
Persepolis in the 1960s
Persepolis winning the Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973