Former Brighton winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh admits Robin van Persie was key to his decision to join Heerenveen. The 31 year-old joins as a free agent after coming off contract at Feyenoord over the ...

AL RAYYAN, Qatar--Iran knocked four-times champions Japan out of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 victory in their quarter-final clash after skipper Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in stoppage ...

And Brighton forward Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored a penalty in the sixth minute of added time to seal victory for Iran, who are looking to reach the final for the first time since they won the ...

With Alireza Jahanbakhsh already replaced earlier, it meant that Iran would now play out the contest without three Europe-based stars who can lay claim to playing for Porto, Roma and Feyenoord ...

The amateurs of the Quick Boys are the sensation of the current edition of the KNVB Cup. After the amateur club from Katwijk ...

Alireza Jahanbakhsh got the home side’s second goal. Centre-back Lagerbielke was one of two summer signings in the Celtic starting line-up with Nat Phillips ruled out by an ankle injury.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh's last-minute penalty gave Iran a 2-1 win over Japan, and a semi-final against Asian Cup holders and hosts Qatar will be their reward. Jahanbakhsh kept his cool in the 96th ...

Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored a stoppage-time penalty as Iran came from a goal down to defeat favourites Japan 2-1. Iran knocked out four-times champions Japan with a 2-1 victory in their Asian Cup ...

Amid the hosts' protests, Alireza Jahanbakhsh kept his cool to convert the spot-kick to set up a tense finish. With the game in the balance, Ali proved the man of the moment. The striker bagged ...