PLDC - The latest news from Javad Zarincheh, defender and captain of
Esteghlal, is that he has completely recovered from previous injuries and will
return to practice sessions from today (Monday 28/09/2002). Zarincheh
thinks that the Iranian Union Cup was good for the participating teams (including Esteghlal of Tehran who won the tournament) and they had a
chance to test themselves and see the performance of their players. The teams all played well.
The captain of Estehglal said that the team was moving along according to schedule. They had enough time to prepare for the Asian Cup. Getting
the Union Cup was another honor added to the other honors gained by Zarincheh and his club. He was satisfied that Esteghlal got the victory
with him in the team (after his year of absence from the club).
Zarincheh admitted that he had never seen Al Faiasali before and that the match planned for Wednesday (02/10/2002) would be exciting. He
agreed that Jordan’s football had made progress as they were working on the
sport. He was not worried about them.