TEHRAN: Veteran Iranian captain Ali Daei has been given the boot from the national squad, Iran’s new coach said yesterday as he made the first change to the team following its lacklustre World Cup performance.
“Since there will be changes in our playing system, I did not invite Ali Daei,” Iran’s new coach Amir Qalehnoie, who took over a week ago from the Croat Branko Ivankovic, told the official IRNA news agency.
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