Global football body FIFA has been urged by its own human rights advisory panel to give Iran a deadline for allowing women to watch football matches.

In a report published Monday, the panel said that Iran's ban on women fans violated FIFA's own ethics code which "specifically prohibits discrimination including on the basis of gender."

Iranian women and girls have not been allowed to attend any men's sporting events in the country for much of the 39 years since the Islamic revolution, and have not...

Carlos Queiroz will lead Iran into their first post-World Cup international when they meet Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Tuesday despite having failed to sign a new contract as manager.

The game against the Uzbeks, who recently appointed Hector Cuper as head coach, kicks off Iran's preparations for January's Asian Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates, which the Iranians are seeking to win for the first time since 1976.

However, Queiroz and the Iran Football Federation have yet to agree official terms...

The World Cup has been superb on the pitch but equally as good off it as fans from all over the world congregate, decked in their finest gear, to support their national teams.

Here's a selection of the very best on display in 2018 through the group stages.

This Brazil fan enjoyed the Selecao grabbing a late victory over Costa Rica in their second Group E game.

Iran were a serious outsider's pick to advance from Group B but they gave it their all, narrowly missing out on reaching the...

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, claiming the insults he received had ruined his mother's health.

Iran were knocked out of the World Cup after a win, a defeat and a draw in their three Group B matches, and Azmoun, their top scorer in qualifying, did not replicate his best form in Russia, where he failed to score a single goal.

"Playing in my national team has been a great honour for me and I will be proud of myself to the end of my days,"...