The Gostaresh Foulad Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Ehsan Vafaei
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Persepolis join the queue for Ramin Vafaei
Add another name to the list: Persepolis have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ramin Vafaei. The answer from Gostaresh Foulad has not changed — yet.
Market24 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad turn down Siah Jamegan for Ehsan Hajsafi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad go back to the board over Hossein Kazeminia
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $22.2K — a club that wants Hossein Kazeminia enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Ali Hassani
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Gostaresh Foulad have done the hard part with Foolad, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad baulk at the price for Hossein Kazeminia
Foolad wanted more than $21.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Gostaresh Foulad training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Omid Nekounam is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Gostaresh Foulad
Mohammad Amini and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A muscle injury sidelines Alireza Ebrahimi for 14 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Gostaresh Foulad will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Mohammad Amini
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Ehsan Beiranvand
- Match Ali Beiranvand rescues a point for Gostaresh Foulad