Friends of former Iran captain Ali Karimi have alleged that the Iranian government attempted to kidnap the 43-year-old after Karimi expressed support for protests in the country. Authorities in Tehran ...

He has been a longstanding critic of the Iranian government. Former Iranian football player Ali Karimi, his wife and her family have been put under a travel ban during the recent anti-government ...

Iranian soccer great Ali Karimi has alleged that death threats have been made against him, while his family and close friends have been intimidated and harassed by the Iranian government following his ...

Iran's hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) army has called for the arrest of Ali Karimi, the football legend dubbed the 'Asian Maradona'. Karimi has posted a series of anti-government ...

Iran imposed a travel ban on football star Ali Karimi, his wife and her family during the recent anti-government protests, leaked documents seen by the BBC show. Mr Karimi was among the first ...

The anti-government protests that have rocked Iran for the past 10 days are leaderless. Though the women who have removed their obligatory head scarves and burned them are at the forefront of the ...

IRAN tried to kidnap a former national football team captain for criticising the regime, according to his friend. Ex-skipper Ali Karimi made 127 appearances for his country between 1998 and 2012, ...

Karimi announced on his Instagram page he is running to become president of Iran’s football federation, which its elections will be held on Feb.28. “I want to be with my country’s people. I’ll run for ...

The legend of Iran football and Persepolis club has officially submitted his bid to become president of the FFIRI. In an exclusive interview with Tehran Times, Hajrezaei talked about Karimi’s ...

In the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) presidential elections which were held at the Iran International Conference Center in Tehran on Sunday, Shahabeddin Azizi Khadem was ...