Mani Djazmi's guest appearances

Mani Djazmi

The Asian Game

The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

Scott Cooper

Uri Geller

PAUL WATSON

Simon Hill

Chiang Rai

Keisuke Honda

Tim Vickery

Kevin Muscat

Ryan Walters

Robbie Fowler

Jason Davidson

Alen Stajcic

Robbie Cornthwaite

Adam Taggart

Caitlin Foord

OwlTail

In January 2000, at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, the USA played out a friendly with Iran intended to bring about peace and break the enmity between the countries. We spoke to Mani Djazmi, a British-Iranian journalist with the BBC. He told the story of this incredibly interesting game, and the hurdles those that organised the game had to overcome. From missing plane tickets, death threats to the Iranian delegation refusing to be fingerprinted, the match is a remarkable story and we are delighted to share it with you. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55216193Mani also told us about how he managed to become the first male to cover Women's football in Iran, with two brilliant reasons for why he should be allowed in. He also spoke about covering world football for the BBC and whether sport can ever successfully be a vehicle for peace. Also thanks to everyone who listened to our interview with Uri Levy, we were blown away by the reception and hope to bring more fascinating stories to you. If you have enjoyed the podcast please leave a rating or review,  follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on our coming releases and tell a friend about the show. If you have any feedback on the show also we would also love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In January 2000, at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, the USA played out a friendly with Iran intended to bring about peace and break the enmity between the countries. We spoke to Mani Djazmi, a British-Iranian journalist with the BBC. He told the story of this incredibly interesting game, and the hurdles those that organised the game had to overcome. From missing plane tickets, death threats to the Iranian delegation refusing to be fingerprinted, the match is a remarkable story and we are delighted to share it with you. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55216193" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55216193</a> Mani also told us about how he managed to become the first male to cover Women's football in Iran, with two brilliant reasons for why he should be allowed in. He also spoke about covering world football for the BBC and whether sport can ever successfully be a vehicle for peace.  Also thanks to everyone who listened to our interview with Uri Levy, we were blown away by the reception and hope to bring more fascinating stories to you. If you have enjoyed the podcast please leave a rating or review,  follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on our coming releases and tell a friend about the show. If you have any feedback on the show also we would also love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Mani Djazmi - 2000 Iran vs USA historic Peace Match

Respected host of the BBC World Football podcast, Mani Djazmi, shares his thoughts on the state of Asian football and his undying love of football.

Respected host of the BBC World Football podcast, Mani Djazmi, shares his thoughts on the state of Asian football and his undying love of football.

DISCUSSION: Mani Djazmi shares his thoughts on the state of Asian football

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Alireza Jahanbakhsh

On an Iranian themed show, we are joined by respected BBC World Football host Mani Djazmi to discuss the state of Asian football and his beloved Iran, plus we hear from two of Iran's greats - Mehdi Mahdavikia and Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

On an Iranian themed show, we are joined by respected BBC World Football host Mani Djazmi to discuss the state of Asian football and his beloved Iran, plus we hear from two of Iran's greats - Mehdi Mahdavikia and Alireza Jahanbakhsh.

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