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* Persepolis and Esteqlal in next round
* Khatami underlines women's sports
* Soccer going pro next year?
* Four new players invited
* Talks for Iran-U.S. match
* Soccer: Players left out
* Wrestle or else...
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February 12, 1999
* Wrestling developments
Tehran (Hamshahri) - At the Takhti international wrestling matches in
Tehran, the Iranian team won first place in the Greco-Roman category, but
there are continuing questions about the status of some of the top free-style
wrestlers ... IMAGE
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Thursday
February 11, 1999
* Persepolis and Esteqlal in next round
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Persepolis and Esteqlal win their games in the
latest round of the Hazfi (?) Cup ... IMAGE
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Wednesday
February 10, 1999
* Khatami underlines commitment to women's sports
TEHRAN, Feb 10 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami inaugurated
a vast new sports complex for women and children on Wednesday, as part
of his reformist government's commitment to get women out of the home.
"Iranian society is more than ever in need of vitality," said
Khatami, whose election victory in 1997 was mainly due to the votes of
women and youngsters ... FULL
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* Soccer going pro next year?
Tehran (Iran daily) - Iranian soccer federation is working on a plan
to begin a professional league at the start of the 1379 season (year 2000).
Currently many players receive high salaries but the Azadegan league teams
are not considered pro ... IMAGE
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Tuesday
February 9, 1999
* Four new players invited
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Four new players have been asked to join the national
soccer team as they prepare to take part in friendly matches in Kuwait
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Monday
February 8, 1999
* Talks for Iran-U.S. match in Washington
February 6, 1999 (Washington Post) -- The U.S. Soccer Federation is
working with the State Department to stage a match between the national
soccer teams of the United States and Iran this summer at RFK Stadium,
a high-ranking USSF official said here today. "If it goes the way
I'd like it to go, we'll play them at RFK," Hank Steinbrecher, the
USSF's secretary general, said today. "Talks are at a very high level
right now." ... FULL
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* Soccer: Players playing in foreign countries left out
Tehran (Iran Daily) - Those playing in foreign soccer leagues (Daei,
Azizi, Bagheri, Mahdavi-kia, etc.) will not be present in the national
soccer team during friendly matches in Kuwait ... IMAGE
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* Wrestle or else...
Tehran (Iran Daily) - Several champion wrestlers have been ordered to
take part in upcoming international matches in Tehran or else they will
be left out of the national team and will not be selected for world championships
in the U.S. ... IMAGE
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