TEHRAN – Yupa, the mascot of the Iranian national football teams, was unveiled ahead of the friendly match between Iran and Uzbekistan.

Cheetahs are a symbol of national pride in Iran. They appear in Persian poetry and paintings, and even on the national football team's jersey to symbolise speed and power.

Iran’s national men’s soccer team refused to sing the country’s national anthem at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday, in an apparent act of defiance against their government, which has become ...

Despite Iran’s efforts to raise awareness about the animal — through representations on stamps and even the national football team’s attire — 48 cheetahs have died in the country over the ...

The Iranian national football team did not sing their country’s national anthem at the beginning of Iran’s World Cup match with England, as women-led protests continue to rock Iran. In Iran ...

Iran national football club on Monday refused to sing national anthem during first match against England at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar as an act of support for anti-government protesters.

Players on the Iran national soccer team covered their country’s emblem during the national anthem prior to Tuesday’s World Cup tune-up match against Senegal. Before kick-off, the entire ...

Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad tells Andrea Mitchell, “Iran is the only country that people are clearly celebrating the loss of its national team, because the football ...

Writing on Twitter, Alinejad said: “Iran is the only country in the World Cup that its people want their national football team to lose since the team doesn’t represent the people but the regime.

Iran's national football team speaks out in support of anti-regime protests With two months to go until the World Cup in Qatar, the players took a stand on Tuesday in Vienna, during a friendly ...

Iran ’s most prolific striker would usually be one of the first players picked for the national team. The 27-year-old has scored 41 goals in just 65 games for Team Melli, as they are known in Iran.