IFF, giant sponsor Iranol put pen on paper

IRNA - Iran's Football Federation and the oil company Iranol, as the sponsor of national teams, signed a contract here Sunday.

In a ceremony in the Foreign Ministry, central Tehran, the IFF president Mohammad Daadkan and Iranol managing director Ahmad Mohammad-Boussari inked the agreement.

According to the contract, Iranol would be the national football sides' sponsor for two years, which started Nov 22, 2003.

Iranol is the first Iranian company, which officially and financially supports the country's football teams. Veteran players, coaches, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Assefi, technical officials, national footballers, and clubs' officials attended the ceremony.

Skipper Ali Daei received a national shirt bearing Iranol logo as the two sides signed the agreement.