According to the Tasnim news agency sports reporter, Habib Kashani, a member of the Tehran City Council, said on the sidelines of the symbolic meeting between the elected 98 and Esteghlal and Persepolis, which was held in memory of Martyr Haj Qassem Soleimani: Athletes are not far behind and today they felt that by holding a symbolic meeting, they would pay their debt and debt to Martyr Soleimani.
Referring to the celebration of Armenian athletes on the sidelines of the match, he added: “Simultaneously with the New Year, seven Armenian football players were honored, which was announced by Mr. Chamran, the chairman of the city council, before the start of the game.” I hope that these things will happen on different occasions and that the sports community will be able to pay their respects to the martyrs.
The former general manager of Persepolis Club said about the situation of Esteghlal and Persepolis clubs, whose problems have been discussed due to their elimination from the Asian Champions League, and what do you think is the solution to get out of these problems: “I am interested like the fans and follow the issue.” I do. My request is that the officials do not shock the sports community and the fans before the elimination is finalized. This is the course of world football, and the private sector must enter and privatization must take place.
Kashani continued: “Since I can remember, since 1997, there has been a cabinet decision to privatize these two clubs, and nothing has happened for more than 20 years.” All the ministers who came promised, did not fulfill their promise, and promised season after season, and their term of office ended and nothing happened. I hope that during this period, Mr. Sajjadi, who is from the sports community, will seize the opportunity and transfer the two clubs.
Asked whether the CEO of the Persepolis club had been spoken to by the Ministry of Sports, he said: “No, two or three weeks ago we were with Mr. Sajjadi, who was discussing my son’s university and his supervisor, but about Persepolis.” I have not been spoken to.
The former CEO of Persepolis Club said that Dariush Mostafavi had asked the government for 500 million Euros to help the Football Federation to reach the World Cup and whether this figure is reasonable or not: “I do not know the details of 500 million Euros, but I think it is a reasonable figure.” is not. I am not an expert in this field, but the friends who came and ran for the presidency of the Football Federation were aware of all the problems. If they were not aware that it is bad, they participated in the elections without knowing it, and if they were aware, they must have a solution. We must give the friends who are in charge the opportunity to do as they say, with the solutions that are in their minds and which they have presented to the friends in the parliament and in the media. These friends must do what they are capable of doing, so that football can move forward calmly, so that we can see the national team reach the World Cup in Iraq.