Tehran breathless for titanic soccer clash
With bated breath, millions of Iranians worldwide are awaiting their game of the year, none but the swashbuckling Tehran derby./ The confrontation, which proverbially pits Persepolis, or the Reds, against archrival and nemesis, Esteqlal, aka the Blues, is expected to have the capital’s Azadi Stadium brimming with soccer aficionados on Sunday. The legions of the biggest Iranian clubs’ admirers, who find themselves at the mercy of the game’s infamous magnetizing effect, are expecting all but a tie, which the history of the derby has 36 to ...
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