The Padideh Gazette
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Reza Taremi could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 8.89
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 8.89, 2 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Match1 Aug 2026
Reza Taremi leads the rout of Esteghlal
3‑0, and Reza Taremi took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Padideh tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Market3 Aug 2026
Baniyas come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Padideh did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Karim Azmoun, 21, steals the show — 7.72
Marked 7.72 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Reza Taremi in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Padideh this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
3 academy graduates step up at Padideh
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Door shut on Danial Esmaeilifar
Padideh asked and Tractor said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Padideh supporters have found a favourite in Karim Azmoun
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Karim Azmoun has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Ashkan Mohammadi again
The phone has started ringing about Ashkan Mohammadi again, and this time the name on the line is Malavan. Padideh are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- Market Padideh promote Ashkan Gholizadeh from within
- Market Padideh promote Karim Noorafkan from within
- Squad Reza Hajsafi falls out with a teammate over standards