Sports | Best football coach, futsal player in Asia award goes to Iran / Protests against Israeli team in Madrid

Pars Today – The head coach of Iran’s national women’s football team and a national futsal player have won the awards for Best Coach and Best Player of Asia 2025.

According to Pars Today, the 2025 Asian Football and Futsal Awards ceremony was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the women’s category, Marzieh Jafari, the head coach of Iran’s national women’s football team, was named Best Women’s Coach, while Salar Aghapour won the title of Best Futsal Player of the Year.

Protests against Israeli team in Madrid
According to an Israeli media outlet, Spanish protesters gathered outside the hotel where the Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team was staying in Spain, aiming to disturb their peace and sleep. It is worth noting that Spanish police have, for the second time, asked the Hapoel Tel Aviv team—who traveled to Madrid for EuroLeague matches—to relocate to another hotel. Widespread public protests in Spain against the presence of Zionist athletes began last month during a cycling event, which was ultimately canceled. Following that, the Spanish Chess Federation, under public pressure, revoked the visas of Israeli chess players.