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* Ali Daei: Player of the year
* Talebi: No excuses
* Iran 4, Russia 2
* Hamburg concerned over Mahdavikia's absence

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* Widespread reaction to Iran's defeat
* Derakhshan: Bahrain was not good, we were bad
* Mazloomi: What happens without Daei?
* Iran coach: Stuff happens
* You get'em boys!
* Mansourian to leave Greek league
* Soccer shocker: Iran loses to Bahrain
* IFF: "This should wake them up"
* Azadegan League to resume April 28
* Iran 1, Syria 0
* Iran next opponent: Bahrain
* Mansourian's club close to relegation

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Friday,
April 7, 2000

* Ali Daei: Player of the year

April 6, 2000, Beirut (Asian Football) - Iran's Ali Daei was recognised as Asia's Player of the Year for 1999 at the AFC's annual awards, held for the first time in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

A long-standing and essential part of the Iran national team, Daei collected the blue-riband award because in 1999 he did what no Asian player had done before - scored against some of the best clubs sides in the world in arguably the game's highest quality club competition. >>> FULL TEXT

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* Talebi: No excuses

Iran Sports Press - With audio clip: In an interview with 'Saree Dar Varzesh' on Thursday, Jalal Talebi, the head Coach of the Iranian National Football Team, reiterated that Iran will play well in its remaining games and qualify to the Asian Cup finals >>> FULL TEXT

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* Iran 4, Russia 2

Iran Sports Press - The Iranian National Under 20 Team defeated Russian Under 17 Team 4-2 in their second friendly match >>> FULL TEXT

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* Hamburg concerned over Mahdavikia's absence

Iran Sports Press - The head coach of Hamburg, Frank Pagelsdorf, has expressed concern about the absense of Iranian Mehdi Mahdavikia in Hamburg's match on Friday against Hansa Rostock >>> FULL TEXT

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Thursday
April 6, 2000

* Widespread reaction to Iran's defeat

Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Iran's defeat against Bahrain is being treated as a national disgrace of historic proportions. EVERYONE is up in arms >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Derakhshan: Bahrain was not good, we were bad

Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Hamid Derakhshan, head coach of Iran's national youth team, says the Iranian team's defeat was due to lack of coordination and physical weakness >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Mazloomi: What happens without Daei?

Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Gholam-Hossein Mazloomi, one of Iran's best all-time goal scorers, says Iran had only one tactic: sending high balls to Ali Daei >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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Wednesday
April 5, 2000

* Iran coach: Stuff happens

Iran Sports Press - In an interview with IRIB on Wednesday, the head coach of the Iranian National Football Team, Jalal Talebi, said Iran's 1-0 defeat against Bahrain on Tuesday was an "incident, which should not have happened." "In football you can not predict what will happen. The players tried their best but failed to achieve the intended results. Such incidents happen in football >>> FULL TEXT

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* You get'em boys!

Iran Sports Press - The Iranian National Under 17 Team defeated Russian Under 17 Team 7-0 on Wednesday at Sharayati Karaj Stadium >>> FULL TEXT

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* Mansourian to leave Greek league

Iran Sports Press - According to 'Athens Aspor' sports publication, Iranian Alireza Mansourian will bid farewell to the Greek league at the end of this season. The report adds Mansourian will not renew his contract with Apollon Athens >>> FULL TEXT

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Tuesday
April 4, 2000

* Soccer shocker: Iran loses to Bahrain

Iran Sports Press - With video clip: The Iranian National Team suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Asian minnows Bahrain in Group 2 Asian Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. The Iranian Team, now a shadow of the same side that performed well in the US friendlies, failed to defeat Bahrain in a game that football analysts had called a 'formality' for the superior Iranian football. >>> FULL TEXT

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* IFF: "This should wake them up"

Iran Sports Press - The Vice President of the Iranian Football Federation (IFF), Khosrow Khabiri, told IRIB following Iran's humiliating loss on Tuesday to underdogs Bahrain: "After the game against Syria I got worried. I told friends that our game against Bahrain would not be easy." >>> FULL TEXT

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* Azadegan League to resume April 28

Iran Sports Press - The Azadegan League will resume on April 28 following a 6 week recess due to the Iranian new years. One of the heighlights of the upcoming games is the match up between Naser Hejazi's Zobahan Esfahan and Mansour Pourhaydari's Esteghlal >>> FULL TEXT

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Monday
April 3, 2000

* Iran 1, Syria 0

Iran Sports Press - With video clip: The Iranian National Football Team defeated Syria 1-0 in the Asian Cup qualifiers despite a lackluster performance. Iran's star striker Ali Daei kept his promise of scoring a goal against Syria, when in minute 57 he headed a pass from Hasheminasab past Syrian keeper Beiruti >>> FULL TEXT

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* Iran next opponent: Bahrain

Iran Sports Press - The Iranian National Team will meet Bahrain at 5:00pm Tehran local time on Tuesday. This is the last game in the first leg of the Asian Cup qualifiers. The Iranian National Team will return to Tehran on April 7 for the second leg of the qualifiers >>> FULL TEXT

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* Mansourian's club close to relegation

Iran Sports Press - Ali Reza Mansourian's Greek first division club, Apollon Athens, are on the verge of relegation to the Greek second division. During its past three games against Panahaiki Patras Club, Proodeftiki Club, and Eskodah Club, Apollon has managed to obtain only one point >>> FULL TEXT

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