Iran Fails in Iraq’s Alaa Abdul Zahra Protest
tasnimnews - Sydney, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dismissed Iran’s appeal questioning the Iraqi Alaa Abdul Zahra's eligibility to represent...
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FIFA confirms Iraqi player’s positive doping test
Mehrnews.com - TEHRAN/CANBERRA, FIFA confirmed 23-year-old Iraqi midfielder Alaa Abdul-Zahra had tested positive for doping. After a formal complaint filed...
Iraq’s quarter-final win thrown into question
SBS.com - CANBERRA, EXCLUSIVE: The AFC Asian Cup has been rocked by allegations that Iraq fielded an ineligible player in...
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz asks if referee sleeps after Asian Cup loss to Iraq
The Sydney Morning Herald - CANBERRA, Carlos Queiroz asked how referee Ben Williams could sleep at night and said he...
Bosnich, Aloisi: Williams made embarrassing decisions [VIDEO]
Persianfootball.com - CANBERRA, Former Australian internationals Mark Bosnich and John Aloisi slammed Asian Cup and FIFA referee Ben Williams after...
Scandalous Ben Williams refereeing eliminates heroic 10-man Iran
Persianfootball.com - CANBERRA, Iran had everything under control until referee Ben Williams sent off Iran defender Mehrdad Pouladi for no...
Rivals ready for Asian Cup 2015 quarter-final showdown
Guardian - CANBERRA, Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch. The political history between...
Iran v Iraq quarter-final draws football fanatics to Canberra
The Canberra Times - CANBERRA, When Ali Parvizi's family fled Iran for Australia in the 1980s, it was to escape...