Preview: Iran vs. Russia | Amir Ghalenoei Returns

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.

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)

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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 @dannyasadi
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Outro Music: K!DMO @kidmo.foreal

Panelists:

Sina Saemian

— @Sinaa_sa

Passion for Iranian football from Esteghlal to Team Melli and everything in between. Freelance writer, heard on BBC Radio 5 Live and seen on BBC Persian.

Country of residence: England 

Pezhman Pars

— @Iranskfotboll

Tweets and writes articles in Swedish about Iranian football on svenskafans.com

Country of residence: Sweden

Arya Allahverdi

— @Arya_Allahverdi

Team Melli fanatic, born in Glasgow, Scotland. UEFA B Licence Coach with an Honours Degree in Sports Coaching.

Country of residence: England

Sina Sadrzadeh

— @IranFooty

Sina joined Gol Bezan in 2020 as a podcast host. He hosts his own podcast called The Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast

Country of residence: England