The Rah Ahan Herald
Market31 Aug 2026
Vahid Shojaei hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rah Ahan can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mohammad Shojaei says no to Esteghlal Khuzestan
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Mohammad Shojaei had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Sardar Taremi beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Sepahan tell Rah Ahan: Mohammad Askari is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market31 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan sell Kaveh Cheshmi for $94.0K
Kaveh Cheshmi has left for Esteghlal Ahvaz in a $94.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market31 Aug 2026
Eyes on Sardar Taremi again
The phone has started ringing about Sardar Taremi again, and this time the name on the line is Saba. Rah Ahan are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Rah Ahan
Morteza Gholizadeh was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match29 Aug 2026
Saba take the points off Rah Ahan
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 0‑1 defeat, delivered by Masoud Gholizadeh to a room that had heard them before.
In brief
- Transfer targets Rah Ahan ask about Lautaro Millán
- The dugout Rah Ahan pick somebody else ahead of Masoud Cheshmi
- The dugout No hiding place for Morteza Cheshmi