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* Canadian-Iranian lives out dream
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* Details of Iran's soccer games in Canada
* Esteqlal concentrating on Asian Cup
* Wrestling matches for national team
* Abedzadeh's troubles not over
* Nima Nakisa in Greece
* Azadegan standings
* Abedzadeh arrested
* Youngest Asian player in German league
* Mahdavi-kia sought after "for a long time"
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Friday,
January 29, 1999
* Canadian-Iranian lives out dream -- in soccer stadium
Friday, January 22, 1999, (Canadian Press) - Somewhere in Austria, in
the bowels of a soccer stadium, lives Canadian Tom Rajabzadeh. That's where
he trains. That's where he dreams. And that's where he sleeps. On a wing
and a prayer -- and a lot of tuna because he can't afford much more --
Rajabzadeh (pronounced Rah-jar-ZAH-day) flew to Europe four months ago
in search of a team that might want him ... FULL
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Thursday
January 28, 1999
* Details of Iran's participation in international soccer games in
Canada
Thursday, January 28, 1999 (Canadian Soccer Association) - The Canadian
Soccer Association is pleased to announce that the 1999 Canada Cup of Soccer
will be held in Edmonton, Alberta between Wednesday, June 2 and Sunday,
June 6. Canada, Brazil U-23 Olympic team, World Cup finalists Iran and
Costa Rica will be competing in the four-team round-robin tournament at
Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. "We are thrilled to bring a world
class event to a world class facility in Edmonton," said Canadian
Soccer Association President Jim Fleming. "We hope that the Edmonton
soccer community support the 1999 Canada Cup with a strong turnout."
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* Esteqlal concentrating on Asian Cup
Tehran (Iran) - Esteqlal head coach Nasser Hejazi says he does not care
as much about the Azadegan league as he does about winning the Asian Cup
... FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
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* Wrestling matches for national team
Tehran (Iran) - Veterans and hopefuls are battling it out to secure
a place in the national wrestling team, although some notable names are
missing ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Wednesday
January 27, 1999
* Abedzadeh's troubles not over
Tehran (Iran) - Persepolis coach Ali Parvin has called for help to drop
the charges against goalie Ahmad-Reza Abedzadeh. The police in Isfahan
are refusing to dismiss charges that he incited the local crowd during
a match ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Tuesday
January 26, 1999
* Nima Nakisa in Greece
Tehran (Iran) - National team goalie has joined a Greek soccer team
for $1,500 per month (plus $450,000) ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
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* Azadegan standings
Tehran (Iran) - Persepolis leads the Azadegan league with 31 points,
followed by Saipa (Tehran), Sepahan (Isfahan), Chooka (Talesh) and Abu
Moslem (Mashhad) ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Monday
January 25, 1999
* Abedzadeh arrested
Tehran (Iran Sports) - Ahmadreza Abedzadeh was arrested after a soccer
match in Isfahan, charged with inciting the local fans ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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* Youngest Asian player in German league
Tehran (Iran Sports) - Twenty-one-year-old Dariush Yazdani has become
the youngest Asian player in the German soccer league ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
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* Mahdavi-kia sought after "for a long time"
Tehran (Iran) - Mahdavi-kia finally on his way to Germany's first division
league, where his new coach says he had been sought after for a long time
... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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