A spokesman for the Iranian Football Federation FFIRI denied the news about any communication and contract negotiations between his federation and the Italian coach Gianni Di Biasi!

During the last few days, there has been a lot of stories about the Iranian Football Federation’s negotiations with De Biasi. The source of the news was the Italian media including the normally reliable  Sky Italia. The sources even disclosed some details like FFIRI offering a 30 months contract taking the coach’s assignment all the way to the World Cup.

 However, a day after the news spread, Amir Mehdi Alavi, spokesman for the Football Federation, said: “This issue is officially denied. The Football Federation has not had any discussions with De Biasi and this coach is not an option for the Team Melli head coach job”.