According to Mehr reporter, the Asian Nations Cup will be held in Qatar from 22nd, and Iran’s national team must participate in these competitions.
Regarding the presence of the national team in the Asian Nations Cup, Mehdi Taj, the president of the Football Federation, said: The hotel and the training ground of the Iranian national team for the Asian Nations Cup in Qatar have been reserved and the expenses have been paid. There has been no talk about the non-appearance of some key players and legionnaires in the Asian Nations Cup, and we hope that all players will be present in these competitions.
Mehdi Taj also pointed to the video assistant referee systems that were installed in Naqsh Jahan and Azadi stadiums and announced: Naqsh Jahan Stadium’s VAR was not approved by our group and it has been removed from this stadium, but Azadi Stadium’s VAR It is durable and when our referees are trained and FIFA gives permission to use it, we can use this device in the league.
The president of the federation said regarding the agreement of the club managers with the budget cap law: the managers of the Premier League clubs talked to me and said that if there was no budget cap law, we would have had to spend six thousand billion this year.
In the end, regarding the case of Mark Wilmots, the former head coach of the national team, Taj said: Wilmots’ salary has been paid and FIFA’s letter has clearly written that this money has been paid, Mr. Wilmots will not be charged a tax that we pay, this tax should be paid to be paid by Wilmots himself and in his own country.