professional license; The real test of club ownership and an opportunity to reform the structure of Iranian football Ali Akbar Tehri, former CEO of Persepolis, wrote in "Iran": The announcement of professional license requirements by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) should be seen as an opportunity to reform the structure of Iranian football clubs beyond an administrative and regulatory process. This demand has a double importance for Iranian football; Because many clubs in the country find it difficult to adapt to structural changes, and in some cases, the reform of the traditional and inefficient management procedures proceeds slowly without external demand. In such a situation, the requirements of the AFC can play the role of an effective pressure lever and become the basis for changes that are difficult to realize under normal conditions. While the professional culture and sports club is a multifaceted institution that must have a specific management system, a transparent financial structure, an efficient academy, appropriate infrastructure, a marketing plan and a development perspective. One of the main obstacles to realizing such a structure is the lack of transparency in the clubs' sources of income. Read the full text here.

professional license; The real test of club ownership and an opportunity to reform the structure of Iranian football Ali Akbar Tehri, former CEO of Persepolis, wrote in "Iran": The announcement of professional license requirements by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) should be seen as an opportunity to reform the structure of Iranian football clubs beyond an administrative and regulatory process. This demand has a double importance for Iranian football; Because many clubs in the country find it difficult to adapt to structural changes, and in some cases, the reform of the traditional and inefficient management procedures proceeds slowly without external demand. In such a situation, the requirements of the AFC can play the role of an effective pressure lever and become the basis for changes that are difficult to realize under normal conditions. While the professional culture and sports club is a multifaceted institution that must have a specific management system, a transparent financial structure, an efficient academy, appropriate infrastructure, a marketing plan and a development perspective. One of the main obstacles to realizing such a structure is the lack of transparency in the clubs' sources of income. Read the full text here.