Moradi to officiate Persepolis-Bayern Munich friendly

IRNA - Iran's Football Federation here Monday to judge the eagerly awaited Persepolis-Bayern Munich in the 100,000-seater Azadi Stadium, west of Tehran, on Jan 13.

The committee chief Reza Ghiassi told IRNA Esmaeil Safiri and Davoud Raf'ati will associate Moradi as linesmen and Mahmoud Rafiei is on standby as fourth judge.

According to the federation, the friendly will kick off at 03:00 pm.

German record champion Bayern Munich is to return to Tehran more than 30 years after losing 6-3.

The last time Bayern played in Tehran was in 1972 when it lost to an all-star team of Tehran-based clubs. Bayern legend and current board member Franz Beckenbauer was the skipper of the German team on that occasion.

Bayern will travel to Tehran with all its stars including former Persepolis player Ali Karimi.