IRNA - No matter the non-Tehrani sides have developed and will represent Iran in the Asian club events, the big Persepolis-Esteqlal derby is something else.

UEFA - At the age of 16, Mehdi Mahdavikia was a promising youngster who happily underwent a strict daily training regime at Iranian club Pirouzi Tehran. A decade on, he has just signed a deal with Hamburger SV that makes the 2003 Asian Player of the Year one of the Bundesliga's best-paid stars.

PLDC - In the latest poll organized by an official Internet site (Futsalplanet.com), the bests of Futsal in 2003 were named. Among 56 teams, Iranian national futsal team was selected as the ninth best team in the world, and Shamsaei the Iranian futsal star became ninth out of 80 contesters.

PLDC - In a press conference, Branko Ivankovich, the Iranian national team Head Coach told reporters: "My trip to Germany was overall very useful as besides watching the Stuttgart-Esteghlal game, I talked to Zandi, Hashemian and Mahdavikia and their club managers."

PLDC - MayeliKohan told reporters: "Pas's lack of cooperation with the Olympic team has forced us not use quality players such as Nosrati and Borhani."

Mehr News – Abu Moslem of Khorassan will represent Iran in a football tournament, Presidential Cup, in Turkmenistan in mid-February.

PLDC - Perspolis official told reporters: "The quality of the IPL has increased and no team can easily pick up points from other teams."

PLDC - According to a report from AFC, on 21st of Bahman, Sepahan will host Naftchi of Uzbekistan in Isfahan.

PLDC - It was reported that Perspolis and Esteghlal will face each other on February 2nd and the only suspended player who is not eligible to play is the Esteghlal's defender Satar Hamedani for the red card that he received against Foolad Ahvaz on week 19.

IRIB - Bundesliga team of Stuttgart from Germany won the charity match against Esteghlal from Iran 3-0.

PLDC - Branko, the Iranian national team coach who watched the Perspolis's game against Esteghlal of Ahvaz in the Azadi stadium told our reporter that the game was just an average game of football by IPL standards.

Mehr News – Esteqlal of Tehran left here for Germany in the wee hours of Friday to play a charitable friendly against Stuttgart Saturday, raising fund for the quake-stricken people of Bam, southeastern Iran.