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Feb 8-12, 1999 / Bahman 19-23, 1377

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* Wrestling developments

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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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Friday,
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 TEXT IN PERSIAN

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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 TEXT IN PERSIAN

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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 TEXT

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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 TEXT IN PERSIAN

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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 ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN

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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 TEXT

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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 TEXT IN PERSIAN

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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 TEXT IN PERSIAN

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 Soccer jerseys

Sportestan has received the Iranian national soccer team's official Puma jerseys. People can go to Sportestan or call 650-327-1919 to learn more. This is the same jersey Iranian players wore during the World Cup in France.


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