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Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Pezhman Pars & Daniel Kayal discuss and preview the latest Team Melli squad selected by Dragan Skočić ahead of their 2022 World Cup Qualifier against Syria on September 2nd at Azadi Stadium (see times below). Also, we spoke with Syrian football journalist, Saeed Joudeh from https://winwin.com who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the Syrian national team. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:44 - Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Omission 10:59 - Injuries, Skočić & Hashemian Missing 15:12 - Goalkeepers 19:56 - Defenders 24:11 - Midfielders 28:02 - Wingers/Attacking Midfielders 34:18 - Forwards 38:03 - Saeed Joudeh, Syrian football journalist 42:17 - Preview: Iran vs. Syria 46:22 - Fan Questions 51:10 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (26), Syria (80) Time: 8:30 PM (Tehran), 5:00 PM (London), 12:00 PM (New York), 9:00 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podc

In Part 2 of this two part episode, host Sina Sadrzadeh is joined by panelists Arya Allahverdi and for his debut Daniel Kayal to speak about the key transfers this summer and what we can expect to see next season. Check out part 1 where we spoke to journalists/experts about every legionnaire. Will be back soon with podcasts on the World Cup Qualifiers and more exclusive interviews. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:20 - Sardar Azmoun 11:41 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh 15:53 - Amir Abedzadeh 20:02 - Alireza Beiranvand 22:52 - Saman Ghoddos 27:24 - Mehdi Ghayedi & Ali Gholizadeh 32:50 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal Editors: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - twitter.com/IranFo

In Part 1 of this two part episode, we are joined by journalists/experts from each of the leagues our Iranian Legionnaires play in. Discussing the 2020-21 Season, Transfers and the 2021-22 Season. BE SURE TO USE CHAPTERS FOR THIS LONG EPISODE. Part 2 will be released soon, where we will have our own discussion on the legionnaires, transfers and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Saman Ghoddos | David Anderson 12:37 - Sadegh Moharrami & Younes Delfi | Juraj Vrdoljak 18:32 - Portugal-Based Players | Ricardo Silva 27:04 - Karim Ansarifard & Ehsan Hajsafi | Greg Gavalas 32:48 - Sardar Azmoun | Andrew Flint 41:12 - Majid Hosseini & Ali Karimi | Burcu Eken 43:17 - Amir Abedzadeh | Chris Pidgeon 51:38 - Allahyar Sayyadmanesh & Shahab Zahedi | Andrew Todos 59:20 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh & Reza Ghoochannejhad | Michael Statham 01:03:37 - Saeid Ezatolahi | Kian Fonoudi 01:11:00 - Qatar-Based Players | Ahmed Hashim 01:25:35 - Belgium-Based Players | Maxime Jacques 01:34:06 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, le

Exclusive Interview with Arsalan Kazemi, Iran Basketball National Team & and first Iranian to be drafted into the NBA. We speak about his upbrining in Isfahan, moving to USA, playing college basketball, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thoughts on the football national team and more! Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Growing up with sports in Iran/Isfahan - 3:14 Moving to USA - 7:03 College recruitment - 11:32 Transfer to University of Oregon - 15:05 Iran football connections - 18:32 Current contract situation - 24:01 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Playing against USA - 32:20 Future league aspirations - 38:27 Iranian basketball infrastructure - 41:02 Future with the national team - 44:36 Fan questions - 44:57 Outro - 46:48 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Hosts: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi Guest: Arsalan Kazemi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.i

In Part 2 of this two part episode, host Arya Allahverdi is joined by panelists Pezhman Pars & Sahand Salari to discuss: Iran's chances in the final round of World Cup 2022 Qualification; Dragan Skočić remaining as Team Melli head coach and more. We also hear from https://radiooffside.com's Sina and https://persianfootball.com's Dara Zarandi who give their reactions and thoughts on Group A of the Asian Qualifiers and all the news surrounding the Iranian National Team. Chapters: Intro – 0:00 Reaction to Group A Draw - 2:05 South Korea Again? - 6:42 Are UAE a potential banana skin? - 11:00 Syria a surprise? - 14:07 Sina | Radio Offside - 16:47 Dragan Skočić Stays - 26:23 Dara Zarandi | Persian Football - 34:31 Fan Questions - 40:41 Outro - 49:58 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Pezhman Pars & Sahand Salari Guests: Sina & Dara Zarandi Editor: 

In Part 1 of this two part episode, host Arya Allahverdi is joined by journalists/experts from each of the other nations Iran will be facing in the final round of World Cup 2022 Qualification. Paul Neat from http://kleagueunited.com spoke about South Korea who are grouped with Iran for the third qualifier in a row. Wael Jabir from twitter.com/Ahdaaf_ME joins to talk about UAE and their chances of qualification. We are once again joined by Hassanane Balal from https://iraqfootball.me as we group with them again after our round two encounters. Finally we hear from Saeed Joudeh from https://winwin.com & Ali Zeineddine from http://lebanonfg.com to speak about the national teams of Syria and Lebanon, respectively. Part 2 will be released soon, where we will discuss the Iranian National Team and how they will fare in Group A. Chapters: Intro – 0:00

Host Samson Tamijani with panelists Pezhman Pars, Arya Allahverdi and Linfield FC midfielder Navid Nasseri discuss and analyse the Iran vs Iraq match, which ended 1 - 0 to Team Melli, securing a spot in the final round of World Cup Qualification. We also spoke with Hassanane Balal from https://iraqfootball.me who gave his thoughts on the match and Iraq's chances in the final round of qualification and Chris Edwards, an Australian football fan and writer who analysed Iran vs Iraq and spoke about Australia's route to World Cup 2022. Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Analysis: Iran 1 - 0 Iraq - 4:28 Ali Gholizadeh - 7:49 Player Ratings - 10:14 Alireza Jahanbakhsh - 20:28 Iraq Football Podcast - 25:04 Final Round Draw - 35:22 Dragan Skočić - 37:55 Potential Opponents for Iran - 43:31 Chris Edwards - 44:19 Iran vs Australia? Final Round of Qualifiers - 53:29 Fan Questions - 56:33 Gol Bezan Podcast - 1:04:56 Outro - 1:06:34 Arya on Iraq Football Podcast https://youtu.be/kj0eIaLXetE Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leav

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Arya Allahverdi & Babak Golriz discuss and analyse the Iran vs Cambodia match, which ended 10 - 0 to Team Melli. As well as a previewing the Iran vs Iraq match on June 15th at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium (see times below). We also spoke with Hassanane Balal from https://iraqfootball.me who gave his thoughts on the match & fan preview from Bijan Timjani. Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Analysis: Iran vs Cambodia - 3:08 Mehdi Ghayedi - 13:28 Fan Preview - 16:12 Preview: Iran vs Iraq - 19:38 Iraq Football Podcast - 35:52 Iran vs Iraq Predictions - 49:02 Fan Questions - 54:10 Outro - 58:23 Match Info: Ranking: Iran (31), Iraq (68) Time: 9:00 PM (Tehran), 5:30 PM (London), 12:30 PM (New York), 9:30 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Babak Golriz Guest: Hassanane Balal from

Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Pezhman Pars & Arya Faghri discuss and analyse the Iran vs Bahrain match, which ended 3 - 0 to Team Melli, with fan reaction from another Arya - twitter.com/Twenty9United. As well as a preview of Iran vs Cambodia on June 11th at Bahrain National Stadium (see times below). Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Analysis: Iran vs Bahrain - 2:55 Arya Twenty9United - 23:44 Preview: Iran vs Cambodia - 28:17 Fan Questions - 36:05 Outro - 38:23 Match Info: Ranking: Iran (31), Cambodia (174) Time: 7:00 PM (Tehran), 3:30 PM (London), 10:30 AM (New York), 7:30 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Pezhman Pars & Arya Faghri Fan Reaction: Arya - Twenty9United Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Arya - twitter.com/arya_allahverdi

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Arya Allahverdi & Pezhman Pars discuss and analyse the Iran vs Hong Kong match, which ended 3 - 1 to Team Melli. As well as a preview of Iran vs Bahrain on June 7th at Bahrain National Stadium (see times below). Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Analysis: Iran vs Hong Kong - 1:58 Preview: Iran vs Bahrain - 23:07 Criticism of Javad Khiabani - 28:33 Preview: Iran vs Bahrain (continued) - 34:00 North Korea pulling out of qualifiers - 37:10 Fan Questions - 42:30 Outro - 45:22 Match Info: Ranking: Iran (31), Bahrain (98) Time: 9:00 PM (Tehran), 5:30 PM (London), 12:30 PM (New York), 9:30 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Pezhman Pars Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Sina - twitter.com/IranFooty

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi discuss and preview the latest Team Melli squad selected by Dragan Skočić ahead of their 2022 World Cup Qualifier against Hong Kong on June 3rd at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium (see times below). Also, special guest Tobias Zuser from http://offside.hk gives us his thoughts ahead of the match and how our opponents will look. Chapters: Intro - 0:00 Key Squad Additions - 3:20 Injuries: 9:00 Omid Ebrahimi Omission - 11:44 Goalkeepers - 17:13 Defenders - 21:07 Midfielders - 23:23 Forwards - 32:05 Tobias Zuser from offside.hk - 37:35 Iran vs Hong Kong Preview - 43:33 Fan Questions - 53:31 Outro - 1:02:29 Match Info: Ranking: Iran (31), Hong Kong (144) Time: 7:00 PM (Tehran), 3:30 PM (London), 10:30 AM (New York), 7:30 AM (Los Angeles) TV: IRIB 3 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadr

Exclusive Interview with Sean Sabetkar, Swedish/Iranian Centre Back for Degerfors IF in the Allsvenskan. We speak about his time at his journey to the Swedish Top Flight, Swedish/Iranian players e.g. Saman Ghoddos, Iran National Team, his future and more! Chapters: Intro - 00:00 COVID-19 - 01:26 Iranian Roots - 03:11 Iranian Players from Sweden - 04:40 Paya Pichkah - 06:50 Road to Allsvenskan - 08:15 Move to Degerfors in Allsvenskan - 12:24 Iran National Team Call Up - 15:39 Team Melli Current Situation - 18:16 Future Goals - 20:24 Opinion on How Iran Defended in the 2014 & 2018 World Cups under Carlos Queiroz Message to the Fans - 25:33 Outro - 26:15 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Sean - twitter.com/SeanSabetkar / inst

Exclusive Interview with Navid Nasseri, Linfield FC & Former Iran U21 International, Attacking Midfielder. We speak about his time at Manchester United's Youth set-up, with Iran U21s, playing abroad in Sweden, football in Northern Ireland, his future and more! Chapters: Intro - 00:00 Upbringing - 01:33 Football growing up/influences - 02:37 Connection with family in Iran - 04:00 Manchester United Youth - 05:00 Crewe, Blackburn, Bury, Birmingham - 06:18 Young players being released in England - 7:46 Macclesfield Town - 10:55 Syrianska - 11:55 Recovering from ACL injury - 13:00 Iran U21 Call Up/Carlos Queiroz - 14:40 Iran U21 Scouting - 16:10 Carlos Queiroz Impact in Iranian football - 18:05 Scouting foreign-based Iranians - 19:00 Gillingham - 21:54 Glentoran/Mick McDermott - 23:14 Signing for Linfield - 25:16 2020-2021 UEL/UCL Qualifying Rounds - 26:25 Season so far with Linfield - 27:39 Iran National Team Aspirations - 28:18 UEFA Conference League - 29:32 Top Division football abroad over English League 1/2

Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Pezhman Pars & Sahand Salari analyse Team Melli's 3 - 0 win over Syria at Azadi Stadium on March 30th, 2021. The panel discuss the line up, goals, positives, negatives and how they feel this friendly prepares Iran for their crucial WCQ matches in June against Cambodia, Bahrain, Hong Kong and Iraq. Chapters: Intro: 00:00 Line Up - 01:50 Midfield - 5:20 Full Backs - 10:55 Beiranvand/Goalkeepers - 13:30 Centre Backs - 17:33 Front 3 - 21:48 Set Pieces - 28:40 Substitutes - 30:01 Criticism of Skočić - 32:50 Preferred Line Up - 34:11 Fan Questions - 36:48 Outro - 40:40 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Pezhman Pars & Sahand Salari Edit: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi Instagram: @dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Arya - twitter.com/arya_allahverdi Pezhman - twitter.com/Ira

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Pezhman Pars & Arya Allahverdi discuss and preview the latest Team Melli squad selected by Dragan Skočić ahead of their friendly match against Syria on March 30th at Azadi Stadium (see times below). The panel also debate on AFC's decision to grant Bahrain hosting rights for the next 4 qualification matches. Chapters: Intro: 00:00 Squad Info: 02:29 Ezatolahi Omission: 03:17 Goalkeepers: 11:30 Defenders: 14:04 Midfielders: 19:20 Wingers/Attacking Midfielders: 20:08 Strikers: 23:42 Possible Tactics vs Syria : 29:30 Score Predictions: 31:30 Bahrain Hosting: 31:55 Fan Question: 40:53 Match Info: Ranking: Iran (29), Syria (76) Time: 5:30 PM (Tehran), 2:00 PM (London), 9:00 AM (New York), 6:00 AM (Los Angeles) TV: IRIB 3 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Pezhman Pars & Arya Allahverdi Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIA

Exclusive Interview with Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (FARSI), Iran National Team & Zorya Luhansk, Forward. We speak about his moves to Fenerbahçe & Zorya Luhansk, his time with Esteghlal, Debuting for Team Melli & Scoring, Youth National Teams, his future and more! Full English Transcipt: golbezanpodcast.com/news/interview-allahyar-sayyadmanesh-english-transcript Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud. Hosted by Arya Allahverdi & Sahand Salari Edited by Samson Tamijani Graphic by Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi Instagram: @dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN

This episode's pod of Sina Sadrzadeh, Arya Allahverdi, and returning guest Nima Tavallaey Roodsari (@NimaTavRood) of SempreInter.com and The Italian Football Podcast pay respects and remember the tragic losses of former Team Melli players Mehrdad Minavand & Ali Ansarian, the former being part of the iconic Iran vs. USA match at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Then, a recap of a historic goal for Mehdi Taremi in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 home 2 - 1 victory against Juventus and Ronaldo + Fan Reaction from President of Juventus Club Los Angeles, Saeed Barzandeh (@Juve_SoCal). Plus, reviewing what went wrong for Alireza Beiranvand in a 4 - 3 Europa League loss against Steven Gerrard's Rangers. Chapters: Adel Ferdosipour - 00:00 Podcast - 00:51 Mehrdad Minavand - 1:55 Ali Ansarian - 5:21 Fan Reaction - 9:04 Porto/Taremi vs Juventus - 17:00 Beiranvand/Antwerp vs Rangers - 42:25 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, and leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - iTunes, Google Podca

Exclusive Interview with Saeid Ezatolahi (FARSI), Iran National Team & Vejle Boldklub, Defensive Midfielder. We speak about his move to Atletico Madrid, his time with Russia clubs, 2018 World Cup, injury problems, his future and more! English Transcript: www.golbezanpodcast.com/news/interview-saeid-ezatolahi-english-transcript Follow us on social media @GolBezan, and please give us a subcribe, like/review wherever you listen to your podcasts - iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube. Hosted by Arya Allahverdi & Sina Sadrzadeh Edited by Samson Tamijani Graphic by Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by Asadi Instagram: @dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/golbezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast

Persepolis suffers its second AFC Champions League Final heartbreak in three years! What went wrong Saturday? PLUS, Team Melli players stepped up in European competitions, but how'd they do? Host Sina Sadrzadeh, Sahand Salari Namin, and Arya Allahverdi analyze how it all went and how this can mold into Team Melli's future. ACL - 1:41 UCL - 17:18 UEL - 31:34 Follow us on social media @GolBezan, and please give us a subcribe, like/review wherever you listen to your podcasts - iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube. Hosted by Sina Sadrzadeh Panelists: Arya Allahverdi & Sahand Salari Edited by Samson Tamijani Graphic by Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Song: CASPIAN by Asadi Instagram: @dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN

Fresh off scoring a penalty and a stunning goal-line save to help Vanderbilt University claim its first conference title in 26 years, Kimya Raietparvar and her sister Vida, both former members of Iran Women's U-19 squad, join Gol Bezan Editor Samson Tamijani to discuss their playing careers and futures. Originally from north of Dallas, Texas, they represent both their home nations for college and in AFC competitions, with Kimya scoring twice in the 2018 AFC U-19 Qualifiers. Beginning January 2021, they will both be on the same college team. Kimya also talks about what it's like being the teammate of Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score points in a major college American-football game. Follow us on social media @GolBezan, and please give us a subcribe, like/review wherever you listen to your podcasts - iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube. Hosted & Edited by Samson Tamijani Graphic by Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Song: CASPIAN by Asadi Instagram: @dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN