The Esteghlal Khuzestan Herald
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hamid Bouhamdan stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hamid Bouhamdan and Esteghlal Khuzestan agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Esteghlal Khuzestan
Mohammad Sharifi 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.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
3 academy graduates step up at Esteghlal Khuzestan
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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hamid Bouhamdan falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market3 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad join the queue for Abolfazl Koohi
Add another name to the list: Gostaresh Foulad have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Abolfazl Koohi. The answer from Esteghlal Khuzestan has not changed — yet.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Khuzestan promote Ehsan Azmoun from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ehsan Azmoun has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Khuzestan promote Kaveh Taremi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kaveh Taremi has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Khuzestan promote Saman Ebrahimi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Saman Ebrahimi has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Mohammad Sharifi in the eights
A performance of 8.05 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Match Esteghlal Khuzestan rescue it on 89 minutes
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Esteghlal Khuzestan
- Transfer targets Esteghlal Khuzestan try to borrow Parham Ghannad