ANTALYA, Turkey(AP) — Players held small backpacks as Iran's national soccer team used a match against Nigeria on Friday to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school. More ...

GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — An Iranian government spokesperson says the men’s national team is preparing for “proud and ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Iran's national team is welcome to participate at the World Cup this summer — ...

Iran’s ability and willingness to go to the World Cup, including for a match in Seattle, has been unclear since the U.S. and ...

With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That changed when Ershad, a ...

Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe finally spoke out about the Iranian women's soccer team's plight after protesting ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the ...

Qualifying for the World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting spectacle, is borderline sacred. A suggestion from a Trump envoy ...

The suggestion by an envoy of Donald Trump that Italy should replace Iran at this year's World Cup provoked embarrassment ...

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STONY BROOK, N.Y. — With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That ...