Interview: Shima Oliaee of PINK CARD - ESPN 30 For 30 Podcasts

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.

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Analysis: Iran 0 - 1 USA | 2022 FIFA World Cup

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.

PREVIEW: Iran vs. USA | 2022 FIFA World Cup - Team News, Opposition Insight, Predictions and More

On the first of April in Zurich when the FIFA World Cup draw took place, many headlined the final match between Iran and USA in Group B as the fixture that would determine the fate of both sides. Indeed, those predictions have come to pass and both sides will take the pitch at the Al Thumama Stadium Tuesday knowing they control their own destinies.

Analysis: Iran 2 - 0 Wales | Preview: Iran vs. USA | 2022 FIFA World Cup

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. 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.

Analysis: Iran 2 - 6 England | Preview: Iran vs. Wales | 2022 FIFA World Cup

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. 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.

PREVIEW: Iran vs. England | 2022 FIFA World Cup - Team News, Opposition Insight, Predictions and More

Iran will take the pitch against England Monday as clear underdogs. However, this is hardly an unfamiliar position for Queiroz’s men, most of whom faced similarly fearsome adversaries in 2018 and managed respectable performances. The experienced Portuguese manager, who has in many respects been a footballing father to this generation of Iranian footballers, will once again rely on a highly organized defensive approach to make life difficult for the English. Gareth Southgate meanwhile boasts a team loaded with young talent - particularly in wide areas - who will be tasked with breaking down Iran’s low block. | Written by Sahand Salari - @salari_sahand

Preview: Iran vs. England | 2022 FIFA World Cup

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. 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.

Team Melli Iran Squad Analysis | 2022 FIFA World Cup

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. 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.