Always in the news for some misdemeanor, the central defender of Persepolis and Team Melli hit the headline again when the Disciplinary Committee of FFIRI imposed a heavy financial penalty on the player.

Hossein Kananizadegan’s offense, this time was off the field. The plaintiff, in this case, is Amir Hoshang Saadati, a football agent and broker, who has accused Kananizadegan of holding back his due commissions and violating an agreement that was ratified and registered in the proper channels.

Football Federation Players Status Committee, sentenced Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan, to pay US$ seventy thousand dollars to Amir Hoshang Saadati based on a brokerage contract between the two parties with some damages for late payment. The Persepolis player has already appealed such a ruling but the Football Federation Players’ Status Committee, rejected the appeal based on documents and evidence presented to it and declared that this decision is final.

This player’s rap sheet has been quite a subject for the media and the fans.