Gol Bezan

Host Erfan Hoseiny and Arya Allahverdi go through the latest squad called up by head coach Amir Ghalenoei for Team Melli's final World Cup Qualifiers. Erfan and Arya also go in depth on Iranian football in 2024-25, including PGPL, AFC Champions League, Legionnaires, and more. Samson Tamijani interviews Nima Roodsari, reflecting on Mehdi Taremi's first season at Inter. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:48 Welcome 0:01:55 Team Melli goalies invited 0:06:32 Defenders called up 0:16:05 Midfielders called up 0:18:42 Strikers called up 0:21:55 Sayyadmanesh snubbed 0:24:50 June camp expectations 0:31:30 June matches predictions 0:32:24 October friendlies planned 0:34:30 Russia-based players 0:38:44 Türkiye-based players 0:39:39 Ali Gholizadeh 0:42:00 Hajsafi in Greece 0:42:58 Belgium-based players 0:45:15 UAE-based players 0:46:28 Mehdi Taremi 0:54:47 Inter expert Nima Roodsari 1:16:03 PGPL & ACL recap 1:24:28 Youth national teams crises 1:34:30 Women's futsal qualifies for WC 1:35:35 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers 1:36:23 Fan questions 1:42:32 Goodbye 1:43:16 Mansour Ebrahimzadeh promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor: Samson Tamijani Host: Erfan Hoseiny Panel: Arya Allahverdi Guest: Nima Roodsari Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya -https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi? Nima - https://twitter.com/nimatavrood Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Erfan Hoseiny & Arya Nourizadeh speak with Iran U20 and Leganes player Nima Andarz, going through all the tournaments he attended at youth level, working with Hossein Abdi, and his goals for the future. If you wish to read the English translation of this episode, please visit GolBezanPodcast.com on or after 12 April. CHAPTERS 0:00 Andarz Promo 0:09 Intro 0:56 Welcome 1:27 KIA Academy 2:24 2023 U17 Asian Cup 3:49 2023 U17 World Cup 5:49 2025 U20 Asian Cup 9:23 Working with Hossein Abdi 10:50 Transfer to Leganes 13:52 Why don't more Iranian talents go to Europe? 16:00 Thoughts on current Team Melli 17:13 World Cup 2026? 17:43 Outro 18:59 Dennis Eckert Promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Erfan Hoseiny Panel: Arya Nourizadeh Guest: Nima Andarz Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Nima - https://www.instagram.com/nimaandrz Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli secures World Cup qualification after gaining 4 points against UAE and Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium. In this episode host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Erfan Hoseiny and Arya Nourizadeh discuss the two matches and then analyze the road to the World Cup for Iran. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:47 Welcome 0:01:37 Iran qualification reaction 0:03:40 Azadi Stadium struggles 0:09:20 Green kit meltdown 0:11:50 UAE victory reaction 0:15:12 Uzbekistan draw reaction 0:22:00 Few younger players 0:26:05 Ghalenoei's future 0:37:46 Autumn friendlies 0:39:15 U17 Asian Cup outlook 0:40:14 Conclusion 0:42:00 Derek Rae Promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Erfan Hoseiny, Arya Nourizadeh Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Arya - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli's next World Cup qualification matches are against UAE and Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium. In this episode host Samson Tamijani with panelists Erfan Hoseiny and Sina Saemian discuss the current situation of women's football, the U20 team, legionnaires, the squad called up by Amir Ghalenoei as well as previewing the upcoming games. Erfan Hoseiny updates us on the latest surrounding the Persian Gulf Pro League and AFC Champions League. Lastly, we end it with our wishes for Nowruz. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:48 Panel welcome 0:02:45 Thoughts on NWSL interviews 0:11:19 Women win Futsal CAFA 0:13:57 U20 fail to qualify for WC 0:19:15 Legionnaires update 0:24:53 Something wrong with Taremi? 0:34:42 TM squad list reaction 0:40:40 Goalie situation 0:45:56 Confidence in Ghalenoei? 0:48:50 PGPL woes 0:58:50 Judging UAE & Uzbekistan 1:02:35 New Green kit 1:05:39 Our Nowruz wishes 1:09:20 Predictions for both matches 1:10:35 Conclusion 1:13:09 Gholizadeh & Farmani promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijanj Panel: Erfan Hoseiny, Sina Saemian Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Sina - https://twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Gol Bezan editor Samson Tamijani meets with new Orlando Pride signee Zara Chavoshi, a former U20 World Cup player with Canada, and Lily Nabet of Angel City FC, who became the first woman of Iranian descent to play professional football in 2022. This is released ahead of the start of the 2025 NWSL season, and on International Women's Day. Chapters: 0:00:00 Zara Chavoshi promo 0:00:52 welcome 0:02:18 Zara on turning pro 0:02:50 Family roots and Canada 0:04:45 Iranian heritage 0:06:25 Thoughts on Melika Mohammadi 0:07:05 Thoughts on representing Iran 0:07:44 Club manager thoughts on Zara 0:08:30 Role with Orlando Pride 0:09:59 Message to Iranian fans 0:10:25 Iranian food or Vietnamese food? 0:11:00 Update on Iran Women's Team 0:12:08 Lily Nabet welcome 0:13:20 Playing pro in hometown 0:14:36 Being from LA, Iranian roots 0:16:00 Soccer influences 0:17:15 Playing in college 0:25:10 Role models 0:29:50 Playing internationally 0:33:00 Goals for 2025 season 0:35:20 Message to Iranian fans 0:37:37 Conclusion 0:38:36 Zahiroleslam promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor & Host: Samson Tamijani Guests: Zara Chavoshi & Lily Nabet Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Lily - https://www.instagram.com/lilynabet Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

We interview Dennis Eckert Ayensa, a 27-year-old Iranian/German/Spanish striker, currently playing for Standard de Liège on loan from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Pro League. Born in Bonn, Germany to a Galician Spanish mother and German/Iranian father, there have been recent rumours of an Iran call-up by Team Melli head coach Amir Ghalenoei. Hosts Sina Sadrzadeh and Arya Allahverdi spoke to Dennis about his background; early days; club football in Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium; international eligibility, career aspirations, addressing rumours, the 2026 FIFA World Cup and more! This interview includes Persian subtitles. ما با دنیس اکرت آینسا، مهاجم ۲۷ ساله‌ی ایرانی/آلمانی/اسپانیایی بازیکن تیم سن ژالوا که به طور قرضی در استاندارد لیژ توپ می‌زند مصاحبه کرده‌ایم اخیراً شایعاتی درباره‌ی دعوت از این بازیکن متولد بون در آلمان، از مادری اسپانیایی و پدری ایرانی/آلمانی، به اردوی تیم ملی توسط امیر قلعه نویی شنیده شده است مجریان، سینا صدرزاده و آریا الله‌وردی، با دنیس درباره‌ی‌ پیشینه‌اش صحبت کردند: بازی باشگاهی در هلند، آلمان، اسپانیا و بلژیک؛ وضعیت مشمولیت ملی، اهداف و جاه طلبی‌ها، پاسخ به شایعات، جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶ و غیره! این مصاحبه شامل زیرنویس فارسی می باشد Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:14 - Welcome 00:02:50 - Iranian family roots 00:05:50 - Favorite Iranian food 00:06:22 - Youth career in Germany 00:08:50 - Germany U19 experience 00:10:48 - Transition for youth to pro 00:13:30 - Inspirations growing up 00:15:10 - Celta Vigo/Spain experience 00:20:03 - Loan to Excelsior in Netherlands 00:21:50 - German 3rd tier spell 00:27:00 - Moving to Belgium 00:32:52 - Standard Liège loan 00:35:20 - Iran call-up situation  00:42:40 - Team Melli striker situation 00:44:25 - Contact with Iranian coaches? 00:45:00 - Learning Persian? 00:47:00 - Iranian following 00:49:25 - Addressing call-up rumours 00:50:40 - Iranian-German footballers 00:52:45 - 2026 FIFA World Cup? 00:54:47 - Thoughts on Iran at 2022 World Cup 00:55:55 - Fan Questions 00:59:50 - Message for Iranian fans 01:00:56 - Outro 01:01:58 - Kahveh Zahiroleslam Promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Hosts: Sina Sadrzadeh & Arya Allahverdi Guest: Dennis Eckert Ayensa Editor: Samson Tamijani Subtitles: Kian Bonakdar Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Dennis - https://instagram.com/dennis_yerai Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Kian - https://twitter.com/KianB575 Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli closed off the year with 2 more wins in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers. Host Samson Tamijani along panelists Arya Allahverdi and Erfan Hoseiny discuss the issues within the team, as well as updates on the AFC U20 Asian Cup, AFC Champions League, and more. Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:50 Welcome 0:02:00 November anniversaries 0:04:00 Iran #18 in new rankings 0:07:00 November window review 0:12:00 Why defense struggles 0:16:24 Tactics needed 0:19:15 Players needed 0:21:41 GK change needed? 0:26:30 ACL & PGPL update 0:30:15 U20 Asian Cup draw 0:31:30 Legionnaires update 0:35:20 What we're thankful for 0:41:35 Conclusion 0:42:46 Zahiroleslam promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor & Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Erfan Hoseiny Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli's next World Cup qualification matches are against North Korea and Kyrgyzstan. In this episode host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Arya Nourizadeh & Arya Allahverdi discuss the squad called up by Amir Ghalenoei as well as previewing the upcoming games. We have host of The Asian Game podcast Scott McIntyre to tell us about all things North Korean football and what Iran can expect from them. Lastly, Erfan Hoseiny updates us on the latest surrounding the Persian Gulf Pro League and AFC Champions League. Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:47 Welcome 0:01:20 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 0:06:58 Squad analysis 0:38:20 North Korea preview 0:41:24 Scott McIntyre from The Asian Game 0:59:49 Kyrgyzstan preview 1:02:29 PGPL update with Erfan 1:13:35 Fan questions Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi, Arya Nourizadeh Guest: Scott McIntyre Correspondent: Erfan Hoseiny Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Arya Allahverdi - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Arya Nourizadeh - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Scott - https://twitter.com/mcintinhos https://www.youtube.com/@TheAsianGamePodcast Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

We interview Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, 23 year old winger, currently playing for K.V.C. Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League and 8 caps for the Iran national team. Host Arya Allahverdi spoke to Allahyar about what has changed since we last interviewed him; getting married; moving to Hull City; injury problems; Team Melli under Dragan Skočić and Amir Ghalenoei; why he wasn't called up; 2026 FIFA World Cup and more! [FARSI INTERVIEW] ما با اللهیار صیادمنش، وینگر ۲۳ ساله‌ی باشگاه وسترلو بلژیک با سابقه‌ی ۸ بازی برای تیم ملی ایران مصاحبه کرده‌ایم. آریا الله‌وردی با اللهیار پیرامون این که چه چیزهایی از مصاحبه‌ی قبلیمان عوض شده، ازدواج او، انتقال به هال سیتی، دست و پنجه نرم کردن با مصدومیت، تیم ملی تحت نظر دراگان اسکوچیچ و امیر قلعه‌نوعی، دلایل عدم دعوت او به تیم ملی، جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶ و چیزهایی دیگر با او به صحبت پرداخته است. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - Life since Ukraine & Marriage 04:37 - Early days in Hull City 07:47 - Working under Shota Arveladze & Liam Rosenior 09:14 - Why he left Hull City? 11:50 - Team Melli under Dragan Skočić 16:20 - Hamstring injury. Missing out on the World Cup 19:30 - Iran's performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup 20:35 - Joining K.V.C. Westerlo 23:37 - Why Iran didn't succeed at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup 25:05 - Why he's not getting called up by Amir Ghalenoei? 27:02 - Amir Ghalenoei not playing young players enough 31:11 - 2026 FIFA World Cup 33:02 - Fan Questions 38:44 - Outro 40:26 - Yasaman Farmani & Ali Gholizadeh promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Guest: Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Allahyar - https://instagram.com/allahyar_sayyadmanesh Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Sina Sadrzadeh is joined by panelists Arya Nourizadeh and tactical analyst Benjamin Nassiri to review Iran's performances in Group A AFC Qualifiers, a scoreless draw at Uzbekistan and shaky start against Qatar that turned into a 4-1 drubbing victory. The trio also break down notable player performances, club situations, coaching stability within the team, and give AFC Champions League updates on the men's and women's side for Iranian teams. 00:48 Welcome 01:20 Will Jahanbakhsh find a club? 05:15 Uzbekistan game analysis 12:35 Qatar game 19:30 Azmoun's future in national team 25:25 Should Iran keep Ghalenoei? 31:20 Upcoming games 34:50 Men's and Women's Asian Champions League Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor: Samson Tamijani Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Nourizadeh & Benjamin Nassiri Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Arya - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Benjamin - https://twitter.com/KinnunenNassiri Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

#TeamMelli will continue their World Cup qualifiers campaign with two crucial games against Uzbekistan and Qatar. The latest squad called up by coach Amir Ghalenoei has been released. Host Erfan Hoseiny as well as panelists Benjamin Nassiri & Arya Nourizadeh discuss the squad and preview the upcoming games, as well as briefly review domestic football and the Futsal World Cup. Chapters: 0:00:50 Welcome & Benjamin introduction 0:02:50 Team Melli Squad list review and notable exclusions 0:19:05 Changes we want for next month 0:22:41 Group standings reminder 0:24:40 Ben analysis of Uzbekistan, players 0:29:40 Manager situation 0:30:14 Qatar preview 0:31:45 Qatari analysis, players preview 0:35:32 Iran's (lack of) tactics 0:47:50 PGPL, ACL Updates 0:56:00 Futsal WC Review 0:58:19 Conclusion 0:59:28 Gholizadeh & Farmani promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Erfan Hoseiny Panel: Arya Nourizadeh & Benjamin Nassiri Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Benjamin - https://www.instagram.com/kinnunennassiri https://twitter.com/KinnunenNassiri Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

What grades do we give #TeamMelli players and Coach Amir Ghalenoei following close wins against Kyrgyzstan and UAE? What's the latest in the Azadi Stadium's renovation, legionnaires, PGPL and ACL teams? Host Samson Tamijani and panelist Erfan Hoseiny discuss, along with previewing Iran's run in the 2024 Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan. 0:00:01 Intro 0:00:47 Highlights 0:01:12 Welcome 0:03:20 Erfan at UAE match 0:06:18 Azadi Stadium latest 0:07:20 Initial reaction 0:09:20 Team camp review, notes 0:12:10 Breaking down the results 0:14:55 Good enough from star players? 0:19:40 Player, coach grades 0:28:29 Group A table 0:35:40 Legionnaires, call-ups needed next month 0:37:20 PGPL, ACL updates 0:42:25 Death of fan Morteza Khaefi 0:45:18 Women's league, Women's ACL 0:47:04 Futsal WC preview 0:53:47 Conclusion 0:55:16 Zahiroleslam promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor & Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Samson Tamijani & Erfan Hoseiny Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

The 2024/25 season is underway, and AFC World Cup Qualifiers are quickly approaching! Gol Bezan gets you up to date with Iranians in the transfer window, the Persian Gulf Pro League, and of course Mehdi Taremi's titanic move to Inter Milan. Panelists Sina, Arya, and Daniel are later joined by Samson's one-on-one chat with Sempre Inter's Nima Tavallaey Roodsari about Taremi and Serie A, and Erfan goes in-depth to everything you need to know about the PGPL's story lines in the new season. Segments: 00:00:48 Welcome 00:01:32 Daniel at the Olympics 00:04:33 Taremi begins at Inter 00:08:32 Samson interviews SempreInter.com's Nima Tavallaey Roodsari 00:26:45 Azmoun transfer frustration 00:35:00 Jahanbakhsh & Ghoddos still free agents 00:41:38 Players in Belgium 00:46:20 Players in Russia 00:49:48 Zahedi in Japan 00:51:28 September Team Melli camp coming up 01:01:05 Ghalenoei in the hot seat? 01:03:37 Stadium situation 01:04:47 PGPL primer with Erfan 01:15:15 Conclusion 01:16:18 Zahiroleslam promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Editor: Samson Tamijani Panel: Sina Sadrazadeh, Daniel Kayal, Arya Nourizadeh, Erfan Hoseiny Guest: Nima Tavallaey Roodsari Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Arya - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Nima - https://twitter.com/NimaTavRood Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://youtube.com/@UCKwPPeXDBpdpJWLb1U1cBSw https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

In this episode we analyse Iran's two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Hong Kong & Uzbekistan. We discuss the squad and starting 11 selections made by Amir Ghalenoei. We hear from Hong Kong centre-back Leon Jones whom went to the same high school as our panelist Arya. Lastly we touch on topics such as AFC Champions League; recent corruption that has been brought to light in Iranian football and transfers this summer. 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Overview of episode 03:00 - Team Melli June camp review 10:15 - Player selection 19:55 - Players for next camp 27:00 - Interview with Hong Kong's Leon Jones 43:32 - Next round of Asian World Cup Qualifiers 50:13 - FIFA rankings 51:45 - ACL men's & women's preview 57:20 - Domestic football corruption scandal 01:06:23 - Transfer wishlist 01:08:50 - Persepolis' Giorgi Gvelesiani in EURO 2024 01:11:15 - Gol Bezan celebrates 10 years 01:23:30 - Outro 01:26:29 - Masoud Shojaei promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Arya Allahverdi Guest: Leon Jones Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Leon - https://www.instagram.com/leonjones5 Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Gol Bezan is back! Host Sina Sadrzadeh is joined by Erfan Hoseiny and Arya Nourizadeh to discuss the latest in Iranian men's and women's football, futsal, and beach soccer. 00:00 Intro 00:48 Welcome 01:12 New GB format 02:00 Women's updates 03:52 Futsal and beach success 07:15 PGPL end of season 11:42 Asia-based players 20:10 Mehdi Taremi to Inter Milan 26:28 Sardar Azmoun's situation 30:25 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 33:53 Saman Ghoddos 35:42 Ali Gholizadeh 38:26 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 40:00 Other Europe-based players 44:10 Türkiye-based players 47:00 Ashkan Dejagah retiring 50:18 National Team camp prep 52:51 Conclusion 53:38 Ghoddos promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Arya Nourizadeh Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Arya Nourizadeh - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

In this episode we preview Iran vs. Turkmenistan for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier and analyse the Team Melli squad list called up by Amir Ghalenoei. Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal Editor: Arya Nourizadeh Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Arya Allahverdi - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Arya Nourizadeh - https://twitter.com/Twenty9United https://youtube.com/@Twenty9United Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

We interview Kahveh Zahiroleslam, a 21 year old Iranian/American striker, currently playing for STVV in the Belgian Pro League. Born in Saratoga, California, Zahiroleslam, formerly of Yale Men's Soccer & Chicago FC United has scored 5 goals this season in all competitions for Sint-Truidense which has caught the eye of many. Hosts Samson Tamijani and Arya Allahverdi spoke to Kahveh about his background; early days; Yale University; moving to Belgium; international career aspirations; representing Team Melli or USA; 2026 FIFA World Cup and more! Chapters: 00:00 - Kahveh Zahiroleslam introduction 00:46 - Zahiroleslam Gol Bezan Promo 00:53 - Player highlights @ Yale 01:43 - Pod welcome 03:07 - Family background, early life 06:18 - Following Team Melli growing up 09:10 - Getting recruited to Yale 11:13 - Experience with USL League 2 with Chicago FC United 13:36 - Playing in Belgium 17:00 - Objectives with STVV 19:12 - 2026 FIFA World Cup aspirations? 20:45 - Contact from national teams? 21:58 - National team preference, Iran or USA? 24:15 - Watching Iran in 2023 AFC Asian Cup 25:20 - Place in Team Melli? 27:02 - Steven Beitashour influence? 27:55 - Iranian-American footballers 30:06 - Fan questions  34:07 - Message to Iranian fans 35:15 - Conclusion 35:56 - Beitashour Promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Hosts: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi Guest: Kahveh Zahiroleslam Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Kahveh - https://instagram.com/kahvehzahir Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Iran are eliminated from the 2023 AFC Asian Cup by hosts Qatar in the semi-finals. Sina Sadrzadeh, Daniel Kayal and Erfan Hoseiny analyse the 2 - 3 defeat and discuss where Team Melli goes from here. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - Mehdi Taremi post-match thoughts 00:49 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh post-match thoughts 01:50 - Panel reactions to loss 04:50 - Selected line up 07:30 - Omid Ebrahimi's last game 10:00 - Start to the game 11:44 - What would you have changed? 15:40 - Taremi's bad tournament 22:14 - Team Melli's pattern of letdowns 25:17 - Qatar's goals 32:32 - Excuses made 37:58 - Iran dominating 43:20 - Chances in stoppage time 47:20 - Amir Ghalenoei's selections 50:56 - What's next for Team Melli 54:10 - Conclusion 54:45 - Arash Markazi promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Daniel Kayal & Erfan Hoseiny Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

A historic day at the Education City Stadium as Team Melli defeated The Samurai Blue of Japan 2 - 1 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A tidy finish by Mohammad Mohebi and a stoppage penalty from Alireza Jahanbakhsh meant Iran will face Qatar on February 7th. Sina Sadrzadeh, Daniel Kayal and Erfan Hoseiny analysed the victory and previewed the upcoming match. Chapters: 00:00 - Victorious reactions 00:35 - Intro 01:20 - Post-match player reactions 02:09 - Pod welcome, nervous feelings 04:35 - Starting XI vs. Japan 10:01 - Game plan for key players 14:56 - Going 1 - 0 down 18:22 - What changed at halftime? 20:50 - Coming from behind 26:51 - Credit to Amir Ghalenoei 29:20 - Equalizing goal by Mohammad Mohebi 33:30 - Winning PK 39:15 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh's leadership 43:08 - Sardar Azmoun stepping up 45:53 - Did Japan underperform? 50:10 - Players dedicating the win 52:35 - Preview: Iran vs. Qatar 52:45 - Who should play vs. Qatar 1:00:40 - Semi-final predictions 1:06:30 - Conclusion 1:08:08 - Saeid Ezatolahi promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Daniel Kayal & Erfan Hoseiny Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli were victorious over Syria after winning 5 - 3 (1 - 1) on penalties meant they advance to the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where they will face Japan on February 3rd. Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Daniel Kayal and Erfan Hoseiny analyse the Iran victory over Syria, and preview the Iran vs. Japan game which key man Mehdi Taremi will be suspended for. Lastly, Arya spoke to Ben Maxwell of the J Talk Podcast on his thoughts on the big match on Saturday. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Ghoddos & Jahanbakhsh post-match comments 01:58 - Pod welcome from Qatar 03:39 - Japan vs. Bahrain review 06:02 - Analysis: Iran (5) 1 - 1 (3) Syria 08:00 - Khalilzadeh's performance 09:11 - Taremi's performance 10:41 - Underwhelming team play 13:01 - Beiranvand's performance 15:20 - Cheshmi's performance 18:10 - Change in momentum 22:06 - Addition of Ebrahimi 24:00 - Player expectations 26:01 - Winger situation 29:47 - Bad finishing 30:56 - Player availabilities 32:14 - Illnesses? 33:18 - Ideal lineup 36:44 - Team mentality 40:18 - Preview: Iran vs. Japan 47:24 - Arya interviews Ben Maxwell of J-Talk Pod 50:18 - Unavailable Japan players 57:16 - Match prediction 01:01:14 - Outro 01:02:03 - Saman Ghoddos promo Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Daniel Kayal & Erfan Hoseiny Guest: Ben Maxwell Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/IranFooty Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Ben - https://twitter.com/JTalkPod Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli advance to the knockout stages of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where they will face Syria in the Round of 16 on January 31st. Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Arya Nourizadeh and special guest Benjamin Nassiri analyse Iran's 2 - 1 victory over UAE which meant they topped Group C, goals coming from a Mehdi Taremi brace, both assisted by Sardar Azmoun. 00:00 - Intro 02:50 - Sardar Azmoun chances 06:05 - Ali Gholizadeh impact 10:00 - Azmoun-Taremi link-up 12:42 - Sadegh Moharrami injury 15:11 - Ramin Rezaeian + Team Spirit 16:50 - Hossein Kanaani mistakes 19:19 - Breaking down penalty 22:03 - Mehdi Taremi instant response 24:10 - Mohammad Mohebi goal disallowed? 27:30 - Defence allowing UAE goal 29:25 - Preview: Iran vs. Syria - Round of 16 34:10 - Defensive changes 38:28 - Predictions 39:20 - Bahrain or Japan in Quarter-Finals 42:38 - Other R16 matchups, potential Semi-Final opponents 44:00 - Fan Questions 47:10 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Benjamin Nassiri & Arya Nourizadeh Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya Allahverdi - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Benjamin - https://twitter.com/KinnunenNassiri Arya Nourizadeh - https://www.twitter.com/Twenty9United Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Team Melli defeats Hong Kong for the second time in three months and advances to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage, but why did it feel more like a defeat? Host Samson Tamijani is joined by panelists Pezhman Pars and Sahand Salari who break down why the team performed badly and what can turn things around going forward. 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Welcome 02:21 - Initial reaction 10:48 - Adjustments needed 13:55 - Who gets benched 22:09 - Saeid Ezatolahi's play 24:11 - Amir Ghalenoei post-match comments 35:44 - Mehdi Taremi's performance 38:05 - Preview: Iran vs. UAE 43:25 - Potential 2nd Round opponents 46:40 - How to Watch 48:14 - Predictions 48:50 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Panel: Pezhman Pars & Sahand Salari Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Pezhman - https://twitter.com/Iranskfotboll Sahand - https://www.twitter.com/salari_sahand Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Iran won their first match at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup 4 - 1 against Palestine. Goals coming from Karim Ansarifard, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Mehdi Ghayedi and Sardar Azmoun. In this episode we analyse Iran's victory with special guest Steven Beitashour joining the panel. We also preview Team Melli's 2nd group C match against Hong Kong on Friday. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Steven's retirement 05:10 - Steven on 2015 Asian Cup 06:35 - Analysis: Iran 4 - 1 Palestine 15:50 - Defensive concerns 26:12 - Saman Ghoddos starpower 35:18 - Goals in first match 39:10 - Preview: Iran vs. Hong Kong 43:08 - Fan questions 53:36 - Outro 54:48 - Saman Ghoddos shout out Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Steven Beitashour & Arya Allahverdi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Steven - https://www.instagram.com/sbeita33 Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Preview of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Iran are in Group C with Palestine, Hong Kong and UAE. We discuss the 26-man squad list called up by Amir Ghalenoei, and analyse the friendly match against Burkina Faso which ended 2 - 1 in favour of Team Melli, goals coming from Mehdi Taremi and Omid Ebrahimi. Lastly, Samson spoke with Mansour Ebrahimzadeh, former Team Melli assistant coach for his thoughts on Iran at the Asian Cup. 00:00 - Intro 02:33 - Analysis: Iran 2 - 1 Burkina Faso 07:50 - Squad list analysis 45:30 - Interview: Mansour Ebrahimzadeh 56:58 - Predictions & Preferred XIs 01:05:21 - Fan Questions 01:13:39 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal Guest: Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Arya - https://twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Mansour - https://instagram.com/ebrahimzadehmansour Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Gol Bezan remembers Melika Mohammadi, who was in the middle of a legendary career for women's football in Iran when she tragically died December 23 in a car crash that injured two teammates. We also discuss the latest in Team Melli player transfer rumors, assess legionnaire performances, and the status of PGPL clubs in the domestic league and AFC Champions League. 00:00 - Welcome 01:24 - Melika Mohammadi tragic death 03:38 - Taremi situation 08:57 - Azmoun situation 15:22 - Ghoddos situation 20:57 - Players in Greece 23:10 - Players in Turkey 25:50 - Players in UAE 28:30 - Players in Qatar 31:32 - Jahanbakhsh & Gholizadeh situations 33:26 - PGPL update 37:14 - Rezaeian & Moharrami 37:35 - Jalali call-up? 40:35 - PGPL stand-outs? 44:55 - ACL Clubs 49:03 - Sepahan's performance 52:45 - Next episode 53:10 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Saemian Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Daniel Kayal Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Erfan - https://twitter.com/Eri1806 Daniel - https://twitter.com/KayalDaniel Samson - https://twitter.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/GolBezan https://twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

In this episode we analyse Iran's first two 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Hong Kong & Uzbekistan which ended 4 - 0 and 2 - 2, respectively. 00:00 - Intro 01:24 - Analysis: Iran 4 - 0 Hong Kong 06:15 - Player selection 07:20 - Amir Ghalenoei decisions 09:12 - Young players playing time 14:42 - Analysis: Iran 2 - 2 Uzbekistan 28:15 - Individual playmakers 31:15 - Fan questions 50:07 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Sahand Salari Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://x.com/IranFooty Arya - https://x.com/Arya_Allahverdi Sahand - https://x.com/salari_sahand Samson - https://x.com/GolBezanSamson Mahdi - https://x.com/mativsh https://x.com/GolBezan https://x.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

In this episode we preview Iran's first 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Hong Kong & Uzbekistan as well as the Team Melli squad list selected by Amir Ghalenoei. We also discuss Iran U17s performances so far at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Playing the same teams 02:45 - Squad list analysis 03:09 - Saman Ghoddos success 03:30 - Amir Ghalenoei's picks 04:23 - Installing leaders 05:30 - Young players called up 09:00 - Ghalenoei's approach 12:57 - Surprise call-ups? 15:30 - Return of Omid Ebrahimi 18:20 - Attackers called up 21:00 - Mehdi Ghayedi snubbed? 21:56 - Where is Allahyar Sayyadmanesh? 27:10 - 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup update 27:57 - Inadequacies for youth 33:00 - Look-ahead at matches 34:08 - Fan questions 43:22 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (21), Hong Kong (150), Uzbekistan (73) Iran vs. Hong Kong - 16/11/23 Times: 6 PM (Tehran), 2:30 PM (London), 3:30 PM (Berlin), 9:30 AM (New York), 6:30 AM (Los Angeles) Uzbekistan vs. Iran - 21/11/23 Times: 4:30 PM (Tehran), 1:00 PM (London), 2:00 PM (Berlin), 7:00 AM (New York), 4:00 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Panel: Sina Sadrzadeh & Arya Allahverdi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://x.com/IranFooty Arya - https://x.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - https://x.com/713Samson Mahdi - https://x.com/mativsh https://x.com/GolBezan https://x.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

In this episode of Gol Bezan we analyse the two October friendlies matches against Jordan and Qatar which Team Melli won 3 - 1 and 4 - 0, respectively. We speak about the individual performances and what these wins mean for preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Azmoun goal 01:02 - Welcome 01:59 - Jordan match review 05:46 - Squad vulnerabilities 08:02 - Qatar match analysis 09:08 - Centre backs situation 12:05 - Performance vs. Queiroz 14:19 - Set piece success 16:48 - Analyzing Saman Ghoddos 19:44 - Other standout players 21:37 - Taremi's role 23:27 - Lack of youth playing time 27:23 - Salmani injury 30:39 - Asian Cup preparation 33:51 - Outro 34:49 - Ghoddos shout-out Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Arya Nourizadeh Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - https://x.com/IranFooty @TheMillennialEntrepreneur Erfan - https://x.com/Eri1806 @Erfan1806 Arya - https://x.com/Twenty9United @Twenty9United Mahdi - https://x.com/mativsh @Maahddi https://x.com/GolBezan https://x.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

Gol Bezan returns with a preview of Iran vs. Jordan as the guys discuss the squad list called up Amir Ghalenoei. The winner of the match will face the winner or Iraq vs. Qatar. We also cover the latest in the AFC Champions League as well as other news surrounding Team Melli and Iranian football. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Welcome 02:00 - October Squad List 07:00 - Goalie breakdown 09:00 - Defenders breakdown 11:55 - New names 13:28 - Midfielders breakdown 16:36 - Strikers breakdown 19:28 - Should Azmoun start? 21:05 - Photographer controversy 23:33 - ACL controversy 26:11 - Iranian teams in ACL 29:00 - Current PGPL storylines 31:42 - Hopeful lineup vs. Jordan 35:35 - History vs. Jordan 40:08 - Match Predictions 41:52 - Kick-Off details 43:00 - Iraq vs. Qatar Prediction 44:37 - Conclusion 45:20 - Goodbye 45:35 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Daniel Kayal Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI https://instagram.com/dannyasadi https://smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO https://instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - https://x.com/713Samson Daniel - https://x.com/KayalDaniel Erfan - https://x.com/Eri1806 Mahdi - https://x.com/mativsh https://x.com/GolBezan https://x.com/GolBezanFarsi https://instagram.com/GolBezan https://facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast https://tiktok.com/@golbezan https://patreon.com/GolBezan

The boys review Iran's successful friendly in Bulgaria, preview Tuesday's home match against Angola, and discuss what went right and wrong with Iranian legionnaires in Europe during this summer's transfer window. A deep dive into all of this and much more, hope you enjoy! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Bulgaria highlights 08:28 - Beiranvand injury woes 15:55 - Azmoun to AS Roma 23:05 - Taremi stays at Porto 25:40 - Ghoddos stays at Brentford 28:05 - Majid Hosseini stays at Kayserispor 30:17 - Sayyadmanesh stays at Hull City 36:20 Other transfers 40:00 Abedzadeh and goalie situation 42:25 AFC U-23 Qualifiers 44:00 Iran and Saudi home & home matches 47:12 Angola friendly preview 52:50 - Conclusion 53:57 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Pezhman Pars & Daniel Kayal Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Daniel - twitter.com/KayalDaniel Pezhman - twitter.com/Iranskfotboll Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Erfan Hoseiny and Sina Saemian discuss and review with 2022-23 Iranian domestic football season as Persepolis become champions of the Persian Gulf Pro League for the 15th time in their history, and they also did the double by lifting the 2022-23 Hazfi Cup. Esteghlal won the 2022 Iranian Super Cup and whom along with their city rivals qualified for the 2023-24 AFC Champions League with Sepahan and Nassaji, however the panel discuss the potential exclusions from next s eason's competition. A deep dive into all of this and much more, hope you enjoy! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - 2022-23 Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis, Esteghlal struggles 09:40 - Foolad struggles 12:00 - 2022-23 Hazfi Cup 14:50 - Does Ricardo Sá Pinto stay? 19:03 - Relegated teams 20:28 - Promoted teams 22:10 - AFC Champions League teams 28:51 - Women's League Champions 30:32 - Mehdi Ghayedi's revival 33:50 - Ramin Rezaeian's success at Sepahan 41:28 - State of Iranian stadiums 43:45 - Stadiums allowing female supporters? 44:40 - Managers to UAE? 47:23 - Team Melli call-ups? 50:20 - Conclusion 51:19 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Erfan Hoseiny & Sina Saemian Graphics: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Erfan - twitter.com/Eri1806 Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Arya Allahverdi speaks to experts from Iran's opponents in the 2022 AFC Asian Cup Group C - UAE, Hong Kong & Palestine. Our 3 special guests for this episode are Bassil Mikdadi of https://footballpalestine.com; John McAuley of https://thenationalnews.com/sport; and the founder of https://offside.hk. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - UAE | John McAuley - The National 12:24 - Hong Kong | offsideHK 22:06 - Palestine | Bassil Mikdadi - FutbolPalestine 44:29 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Guests: Bassil Mikdadi, John McAuley & offsideHK Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi John - twitter.com/_JMcAuley Bassil - twitter.com/BassilMikdadi / twitter.com/FutbolPalestine offsideHK - twitter.com/offsideHK Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani with panalists Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal were joined by special guest Martin Lowe, an Asian football writer for The Asian Game to analyse Iran's group at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup with UAE, Hong Kong & Palestine. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:36 - Paya Pichkah interview 03:36 - Iran U17 national team 04:20 - 2023 AFC Asian Cup Draw recap 05:25 - Group C initial reactions 11:08 - Expectations for Team Melli? 25:00 - Can Iran get to the final with Ghalenoei in charge? 30:34 - Possible opponents in the Round of 16 32:50 - Other top Asian sides 33:57 - Fan Questions 56:32 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal Guest: Martin Lowe Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Daniel - twitter.com/KayalDaniel Martin - twitter.com/Martin_Lowe_ / twitter.com/TheAsianGame Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Arya Allahverdi interviews 23 year old GIF Sundsvall midfielder Paya Pichkah. Pichkah is a former Swedish youth national team player and has played over 1000 minutes in the Allsvenskan. Born in Iran, he moved to Sweden when he was 11 years old, we speak about his early days playing football, his club and international career in Sweden, and his aspirations of one day representing the Iran national team which he is eligible for. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Interview: Paya Pichkah 01:55 - Recent GIF Sundsvall 4 - 3 victory for Trelleborgs FF 03:12 - Who is Paya Pichkah? 06:35 - Early footballing career 10:22 - Playing position 11:20 - Football path 13:33 - Objectives 14:31 - Alireza Haghighi's time at GIF Sundsvall 15:47 - Other Iranians in Sweden 16:35 - Swedish youth national team experience 19:07 - Team Melli aspirations 20:50 - 2022 FIFA World Cup thoughts 21:58 - Getting scouts' attention 25:22 - Message to Iranian football fans 26:23 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Guest: Paya Pichkah Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Paya - instagram.com/payapichkah Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani with panelists Sina Saemian and Arya Allahverdi discuss and analyse Team Melli's two March friendly matches against Russia and Kenya. A 1 - 1 draw at Azadi Stadium against Sbornaya and a 2 - 1 victory over the Harambe Stars. We also speak about the individual player performances, highlights, positives, negatives, first impressions of Amir Ghalenoei and his staff, and what's next for the Iran national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:19 - Iran 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Champions 05:26 - 2024 AFC Asian Cup pots announced 06:45 - Analysis: Iran 1 - 1 Russia 19:00 - Highlights vs. Kenya 21:01 - Analysis: Iran 2 - 1 Kenya 30:48 - Role of veterans in squad 32:52 - Impression of Amir Ghaleneoi 39:52 - Odd training camp approach 44:47 - No playing time for some veterans 45:54 - Wishes for future camps 52:35 - Team Melli's fake analyst? 01:04:04 - 2023 CAFA Championship outlook 01:08:04 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Sardar Azmoun club progress 01:08:39 - Final thoughts 01:09:46 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Panel: Sina Saemian & Arya Allahverdi Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Highlights: youtu.be/2CK1qjcqE0E / youtu.be/Tm612kkm0vk Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Highlights of Iran 1 - 1 Russia at Azadi Stadium, goals coming from Anton Miranchuk and Mehdi Taremi, both from the penalty spot. Previewing Iran vs. Kenya on March 28th at Azadi Stadium (see times below) host Arya Allahverdi speaks with Kenyan sports journalist Eric Njiru of https://the-star.co.ke/sports who gave his thoughts on the match between Team Melli and Harambee Stars, and what we can expect from the Kenyan national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Highlights: Iran 1 - 1 Russia 04:22 - Interview: Eric Njiru - Kenyan sports journalist 18:56 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (24), Kenya (101) Time: 8:30 PM (Tehran), 6:00 PM (London), 7:00 PM (Berlin), 1:00 PM (New York), 10:00 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Guest: Eric Njiru Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Highlights: youtube.com/@shoottv9896 Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Eric - twitter.com/EricNjiiru Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Sina Saemian and Pezhman Pars discuss the return of Amir Ghalenoei as head coach of Team Melli and the recent squad list that has been called up for the friendly matches against Russia and Kenya. We preview Iran vs. Russia on March 23rd at Azadi Stadium in Tehran (see times below) with Arya Allahverdi speaking to Russian football expert Andrew Flint who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the Russian national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Welcome 01:30 - Amir Ghaleneoi returns 03:50 - Ghaleneoi background 05:53 - Iran Football Federation plans 10:45 - 2023 AFC Asian Cup preparation 12:58 - Notable players missing 15:49 - Team camp notes 20:10 - Preview: Iran vs. Russia 24:20 - Strategy for Russia match 25:56 - Interview with Andrew Flint 43:36 - Expected Line-Up vs. Russia 47:24 - Fan Questions 54:29 - Final notes & Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (24), Russia (37) Time: 8:30 PM (Tehran), 5:00 PM (London), 6:00 PM (Berlin), 1:00 PM (New York), 10:00 AM (Los Angeles) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Sina Saemian & Pezhman Pars Guest: Andrew Flint (spoke with Arya Allahverdi) Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina Sadrzadeh - twitter.com/IranFooty Sina Saemian - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Pezhman - twitter.com/Iranskfotboll Andrew - twitter.com/AndrewMijFlint Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Gol Bezan Podcast returns to cover the aftermath of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Arya Allahverdi and Pezhman Pars discuss Carlos Queiroz leaving Team Melli and the arrival of a new head coach, updates from Persian Gulf Pro League expert Erfan Hoseiny on all things domestic and Asian club football, legionnaire updates and transfers, as well as some upsetting news surrounding Iranian football. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Welcome 01:38 - Earthquake tragedy 04:00 - Carlos Queiroz leaves for Qatar 10:08 - Candidates for Team Melli head coach 32:30 - PGPL update with Erfan Hoseiny 01:02:31 - Ali Gholizadeh loan to Kasımpaşa 01:08:20 - Alireza Jahanbakhsh 01:12:17 - Saeid Ezatolahi 01:14:36 - Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 01:15:30 - Mehdi Taremi 01:20:48 - Sardar Azmoun 01:24:55 - Saman Ghoddos 01:29:57 - Team Melli Friendlies 01:32:20 - Abuse at Youth Football Club 01:36:00 - Final thoughts on Team Melli future 01:39:10 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi & Pezhman Pars Guest: Erfan Hoseiny Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - twitter.com/IranFooty Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Pezhman - twitter.com/Iranskfotboll Erfan - twitter.com/Eri1806 Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani interviews Iranian-American journalist Shima Oliaee who has produced and hosted several high-level serial podcast productions, most notably Dolly Parton's America for National Public Radio, which won prestigious journalism awards from the Peabody Award, to the Edward R. Murrow Podcast Award. Her latest project which is making waves across platforms now, is Pink Card, released by ESPN 30 For 30 Podcasts in December 2022. The four-episode series takes a deep dive into historical, personal and cultural connections of women to Team Melli, and what has made following Team Melli so special and worth sacrificing so much for. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Pink Card Podcast Trailer 01:03 - Intro (continued) 02:03 - Shima's inspiration for Pink Card 08:52 - How the Qatar World Cup changed the podcast 17:05 - Why Open Stadiums wanted Iran banned from World Cup and players' support 24:14 - What could make Team Melli have more support 27:43 - Women's football in Iran 30:40 - Future projects on Iranian football 34:10 - Outro Listen to Pink Card Episode 1: Red Girl - open.spotify.com/episode/3ofahjuXnTY50wamFsta3s Episode 2: The Mannequins - open.spotify.com/episode/12XdRneMe8KbRJTBSjQKck Episode 3: The White Scarves - open.spotify.com/episode/5MYCtVqo7wUv2kwHIhMJEN Episode 4: Blue Girl - open.spotify.com/episode/3kz1BD4konhD5kScTNeVit Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host & Editor: Samson Tamijani Guest: Shima Oliaee Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Shima - twitter.com/ShimaOliaee Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani with regular panelists Sina Saemian, Arya Allahverdi and guest panelist Nima Tavallaey Roodsari discuss and analyse the third Group B match for Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against USA, which ended 0 - 1 to The Stars and Stripes, goal coming from Christian Pulisic. Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Nima Tavallaey Roodsari, Sina Saemian & Arya Allahverdi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Nima - twitter.com/NimaTavRood Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani with panelists Arya Allahverdi, Babak Golriz and special guest Steven Beitashour - former Iran national team player, discuss and analyse the second Group B match for Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Wales, which ended 2 - 0 to Team Melli - moving up to 2nd place. Next we preview Iran's third match against USA on November 29th at the Al Thumama Stadium (see times below). Also, we spoke with Heath Pearce, former USMNT player and 1/3 of In Soccer We Trust who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the US national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:05 - Welcome + Reaction to Iran's win 06:16 - Steven Beitashour reaction + Team Melli memories 15:10 - Analysis: Iran 2 - 0 Wales 49:48 - Ramin Rezaeian post-game 51:34 - Was it wrong to celebrate? 53:50 - What's on the line on Tuesday 56:40 - Interview with former USMNT player Heath Pearce 01:09:43 - What Iran must do vs. USA 01:12:45 - Steven's connections to the US team 01:18:10 - Arya's question about USA to Carlos Queiroz 01:20:40 - Steven's connections to Gregg Berhalter, and how the games will go 01:24:15 - Iran vs. USA projected lineup 01:30:38 - Fan Questions 01:37:15 - Predictions 01:46:25 - Conclusion 01:47:12 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (20), USA (16) Time: 10:30 PM (Tehran), 7:00 PM (London), 8:00 PM (Berlin), 2:00 PM (New York), 11:00 AM (Los Angeles), 10:00 PM (Doha) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Steven Beitashour, Arya Allahverdi, Babak Golriz Guest: Heath Pearce Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: "Behind The Sun" by ODESZA https://odesza.com facebook.com/Odesza twitter.com/odesza instagram.com/odesza odesza.co/spotify Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Babak - twitter.com/BabakGolriz Steven - twitter.com/Sbeita33 Heath - twitter.com/heathpearce | youtube.com/@insoccerwetrustau.s.soccer6958 Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Sahand Salari & Pezhman Pars discuss and analyse the first Group B match for Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against England, which ended 6 - 2 to the Three Lions. Next we preview Team Melli's second match against Wales on November 25th at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (see times below). Also, we spoke with Megan Feringa, a Welsh football writer from Reach PLC who gave her thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the Cymru national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:21 - Analysis: Iran 2 - 6 England 01:03:18 - Carlos Queiroz Post-Match Press Conference 01:13:22 - Preview: Iran vs. Wales 01:13:38 - Megan Feringa | Reach PLC 01:22:54 - Preview: Iran vs. Wales (continued) 01:32:12 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (20), Wales (19) Time: 1:30 PM (Tehran), 10:00 AM (London), 11:00 AM (Berlin), 5:00 AM (New York), 2:00 AM (Los Angeles), 1:00 PM (Doha) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Sahand Salari & Pezhman Pars  Guest: Megan Feringa Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Carlos Queiroz Press Conference: twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1594745880313217032 Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Sahand - twitter.com/salari_sahand Pezhman - twitter.com/Iranskfotboll Megan - twitter.com/megan_feringa Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Samson Tamijani with panelists Sina Saemian, Arya Allahverdi & Daniel Kayal discuss and preview the first Group B match for Iran at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against England on November 21st at the Khalifa International Stadium (see times below). We also discussed the controversies surrounding the team in the past few days in the lead up to Qatar 2022 with the Team Melli players meeting the country's president, comments Carlos Queiroz made in his first press conference in Doha and the players posing for their official World Cup photographs. The episode will feature some questions Arya asked Carlos Queiroz in Vienna before the Uruguay friendly and we spoke with senior writer at ESPN, Mark Ogden, who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the England national team. 00:00 - Special Intro - Iran vs. England 02:50 - Welcome 04:40 - Analysis: Iran 0 - 2 Tunisia 11:32 - Preview: Iran vs. England 36:11 - Recent Controversies 57:55 - Arya's questions to Carlos Queiroz 01:00:12 - Mark Ogden | ESPN 01:15:10 - Fan Questions 01:28:15 - Predictions 01:35:50 - Closing Announcements & Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (20), England (5) Time: 4:30 PM (Tehran), 1:00 PM (London), 2:00 PM (Berlin), 8:00 AM (New York), 5:00 AM (Los Angeles), 4:00 PM (Doha) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Samson Tamijani Panel: Sina Saemian, Arya Allahverdi, Daniel Kayal Guest: Mark Ogden Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: TENDER instagram.com/tenderofficialmusic Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Daniel - twitter.com/KayalDaniel Mark - twitter.com/MarkOgden_ Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Arya Allahverdi, Sina Saemian & Sahand Salari discuss and analyse the Team Melli Iran squad selected by Carlos Queiroz ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Also we preview the final the preparation friendly match against Tunisia on November 16th in Doha (see times below). This match will be played behind closed doors and it will not be broadcast on TV. We spoke with Tunisian journalist for BBC Africa, Souhail Khmira, who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the Tunisian national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Carlos Queiroz Press Conference 02:52 - Intro (continued) 04:49 - Carlos Queiroz Press Conference cancelled? 07:11 - Notable squad absentees/omissions 11:55 - Defenders 20:50 - Midfielders & Wingers 42:51 - Strikers 49:27 - Markar Aghajanian returns as Assistant Coach 49:52 - Preview: Iran vs. Tunisia 50:11 - Souhail Khmira | Tunisian Journalist 01:04:55 - General thoughts on the match 01:08:49 - Goalkeepers 01:12:40 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (20), Tunisia (30) Time: 4:00 PM (Tehran), 12:30 PM (London), 1:30 PM (Berlin), 7:30 AM (New York), 4:30 AM (Los Angeles), 3:30 PM (Doha) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Arya Allahverdi, Sina Saemian, Sahand Salari Guest: Souhail Khmira Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Carlos Queiroz Press Conference: youtube.com/watch?v=cBuxBkq7c2o Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina Sadrzadeh - twitter.com/IranFooty Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Sina Saemian - twitter.com/Sinaa_Sa Sahand - twitter.com/salari_sahand Souhail - twitter.com/SKhmira Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi discuss and preview the latest the 2022 FIFA World Cup preparation friendly match against Nicaragua on November 10th at Azadi Stadium (see times below). We also discussed the bravery shown by the Iran beach soccer national team in their victory over Brazil at the 2022 Intercontinental Cup, the potential world cup squad, Javad Nekounam turning down the assistant coach position, Mehdi Rahmati and Andranik Teymourian meeting Carlos Queiroz, the new jersey and much more. Also, we spoke with Nicaraguan football journalist for https://futbolnica.net, Camilo Velásquez, who gave his thoughts on the match and what we can expect from the Nicaragua national team. 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - On Gareth Southgate interview 03:52 - Interviewing other coaches in Group B 06:25 - Iran beach soccer national team wins the 2022 Intercontinental Cup & their bravery 08:22 - Esteghlal not celebrating their Iranian super cup win 11:02 - Toni Kroos message for Iranians 11:40 - Camilo Velásquez - FutbolNica 25:35 - Injuries? 31:00 - Preview: Iran vs. Nicaragua 36:10 - Friendlies to be broadcast? 37:45 - Nekounam turns down assistant coach position 41:30 - Final roster predictions? 48:58 - Tunisia friendly expectations 50:40 - Team Melli kit disappointment 54:25 - Rahmati & Teymourian mend issues with Queiroz 01:03:00 - Iranians in European competitions 01:09:39 - Gol Bezan content 01:10:40 - Pre-WC friendlies predictions 01:13:23 - Outro Match Info: Ranking: Iran (20), Nicaragua (142) Time: 7:30 PM (Tehran), 4:00 PM (London), 5:00 PM (Berlin), 11:00 AM (New York), 8:00 AM (Los Angeles), 10:00 AM (Managua) Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Samson Tamijani & Arya Allahverdi Guest: Camilo Velásquez Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina - twitter.com/IranFooty Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Camilo - twitter.com/camilofutnica / twitter.com/FutbolNica Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Exclusive Interview with Gareth Southgate, head coach of the England national team. Gol Bezan's Arya Allahverdi & Sina Saemian were invited to St. George's Park by the English Football Association for an International Media Day ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This interview was recorded on October 5th, however the English FA embargoed this until November 1st. Apologies for the sound quality, the microphone we used did not work and the audio is coming from the camera. We have tried our best to fix it. مصاحبه اختصاصی با گرت ساوتگیت سرمربی تیم ملی انگلستان. آریا الله‌ وردی و سینا صائمیان از گل بزن از سوی فدراسیون فوتبال انگلستان برای روز جهانی رسانه در مسیر جام جهانی فوتبال 2022 قطر به سنت جورج پارک دعوت شدند این مصاحبه در تاریخ 13 مهر ضبط شده است، اما فدراسیون فوتبال انگلستان تا 10 آبان اجازه پخش این قسمت را نداد. بابت کیفیت صدا پوزش می طلبم میکروفونی که استفاده کردیم کار نکرد و صدا از دوربین پخش می شود. ما تمام تلاش خود را برای رفع آن انجام داده ایم Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Has the return of Carlos Queiroz impacted your presentations? 02:06 - How important is a win against Iran considering you haven't won since March? 03:48 - Does loyalty play a factor in picking your squad? 05:05 - Regarding the killing of Mahsa Amini and the role footballers play in highlighting wider issues. 07:48 - Do bigger teams have an advantage in terms of preparation for the World Cup due to scheduling? 09:11 - What is the likelihood of a surprise in Group B? 09:57 - What are England's objectives at the World Cup? 11:22 - With the amount global attention, how do you hope your players cope with that leading to the World Cup? 12:31 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. Host: Arya Allahverdi Guest: Gareth Southgate Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Camera: Sina Saemian Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Gareth - twitter.com/GarethSouthgate Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast tiktok.com/@golbezan patreon.com/GolBezan

Our experience in Vienna... #MahsaAmini by Gol Bezan

Arya Allahverdi speaks to David Kraakman & Papa Mahmoud Gueye, two journalists of Uruguayan & Senegalese football, respectively. Iran face Uruguay at the NV Arena in St. Pölten on Friday September 23rd, 6 pm local, and Senegal at the Motion Invest Arena in Maria Enzersdorf on Tuesday September 27th, 4:30 pm local. David Kraakman - https://twitter.com/UruguayanHeroes Papa Mahmoud Gueye - https://twitter.com/billmahmuud

Host Arya Allahverdi with panelists Sina Saemian & Babak Golriz discuss the return of Carlos Queiroz as the head coach of the Iran national team. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - CQ Presser Highlights 01:39 - Intro (continued) 02:50 - Right move removing Dragan Skočić? 13:16 - Carlos Queiroz Impact in the World Cup 18:31 - Approach against WC Opponents 23:02 - Team Melli squad list 30:24 - Importance of squad veterans 31:05- Surprise selections 32:53 - Thoughts on Amiri 34:31 - Legionnaires lack of playing time 36:09 - Sardar Azmoun update 39:49 - Queiroz maximizing player production 41:35 - Fan questions 46:08 - WC Predictions then vs now 48:18 - Uruguay & Senegal friendlies lookahead 49:10 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. You can support our work via our Patreon. Host: Arya Allahverdi Panel: Sina Saemian & Babak Golriz Carlos Queiroz Press Conference: youtube.com/watch?v=CwQxuXAco08 Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Sina - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Babak - twitter.com/BabakGolriz Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast patreon.com/GolBezan

GOL BEZAN RETURNS with a lot to cover! Host Sina Sadrzadeh with panelists Sina Saemian, Daniel Kayal & Arya Allahverdi discuss Mehdi Taj returning as president of the Iran Football Federation having been elected ahead of Mirshad Majedi & Azizollah Mohammadi. Speculation has risen with the rumours of a potential return for Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the Iran national team as Taj has said that it is something he would consider. We speak about the next friendlies for Team Melli who face Uruguay & Senegal in Austria on September 23rd & 27th, respectively. Regarding legionnaires, Sardar Azmoun (Bayer Leverkusen) & Mehdi Taremi (Porto) are grouped together in the UEFA Champions League with Atlético Madrid & Club Brugge. Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb) is grouped with AC Milan, Chelsea & Red Bull Salzburg. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), Karim Ansarifard (Omonia) & Dennis Eckert (Union Saint-Gilloise) play in the UEFA Europa League group stages. We explain the unfortunate injury Allahyar Sayyadmanesh sustained and the futures of players such as Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi & Ali Gholizadeh. Lastly, female supporters are gradually being allowed in stadiums for Persian Gulf Pro League matches, around 1000 fans were present for Esteghlal vs Mes Kerman at Azadi Stadium and a further 4000 for Persepolis vs Sanat Naft. 00:00 - Intro 02:42 - Iran Football Federation Election 12:36 - Mehdi Taj elected - implications for the World Cup 17:05 - Will Carlos Queiroz come back? 24:58 - Friendlies against Uruguay & Senegal 32:57 - Allahyar Sayyadmanesh injury 35:58 - UCL Draw - Sardar Azmoun & Mehdi Taremi in the same group. Sadegh Moharrami in Group E 45:12 - UEL Draw - Karim Ansarifard, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Dennis Eckert 50:14 - Saman Ghoddos 01:00:11 - Ali Gholizadeh 01:01:33 - Saeid Ezatolahi 01:02:56 - Female supporters at PGPL matches 01:05:28 - Outro Follow us on social media @GolBezan, leave a like/review & subscribe on the platform you listen on - YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Amazon, Castbox. You can support our work via our Patreon. Host: Sina Sadrzadeh Panel: Sina Saemian, Daniel Kayal, Arya Allahverdi Editor: Samson Tamijani Graphic: Mahdi Javanbakhsh Intro Music: CASPIAN by ASADI instagram.com/dannyasadi smarturl.it/CASPIAN Outro Music: K!DMO instagram.com/kidmo.foreal Sina Sadrzadeh - twitter.com/IranFooty Sina Saemian - twitter.com/Sinaa_sa Daniel - twitter.com/KayalDaniel Arya - twitter.com/Arya_Allahverdi Samson - twitter.com/713Samson Mahdi - twitter.com/mativsh twitter.com/GolBezan twitter.com/GolBezanFarsi instagram.com/GolBezan facebook.com/GolBezanPodcast patreon.com/GolBezan