Footballi (media)

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Footballi
Footballi net.png
Type of businessPrivate joint-stock
Type of site
Media
Available inPersian
Area servedSports news and coverage
EditorChia Fouadi
Services Providing sports news
Parent Oddrun
Subsidiaries Stadium Internet Network
URL footballi.net
Launched2018

Footballi is an Iranian sports news platform. [1] [2] Since 2018, this media outlet has been owned by Oddrun Company, producing sports content, particularly in football, and covering football news and developments in Iran and worldwide. [3] [4]

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History

Footballi was initially designed as an application by Oddrun Company to provide live football match results for Iran and the world. [3] Although the app had been available since 2014, [5] [6] it operated without producing original content until June 2018. Eventually, the company decided to establish a content management department, and the platform began producing exclusive content. [7] [8] [9]

In 2018, Chia Fouadi was appointed as the editor-in-chief and managing director of the Footballi news platform. [9] From 2014 to 2018, he served as the editor of the website and social media of the television program Navad. Additionally, from 2017 to 2019, he held voting rights in the FIFA Best Awards as a representative of Iran. [10] [11] [12]

Paniz Farahnak, recognized as one of the first female sports reporters in Iran, is a member of Footballi's editorial team. She is also among the first female sports media managers in Iran, a position she attained through the Paykan F.C. organization. [13] [14] [9] The news from this sports website is also available on social media platforms such as Instagram, Telegram, Twitter, YouTube, and Rubika. Additionally, the Stadium Internet Network is one of its subsidiaries. [15]

According to published reports, the Footballi website receives approximately 85 million monthly visits. [5] Meanwhile, according to Oddrun (the parent company), the Footballi application has 1.5 million daily active users and 3 million daily visits. [3] Footballi was the first media outlet to expose the corruption scandal at Mes Rafsanjan Football Club. [16]

The Footballi media outlet, with the domain name "footballi.net", is widely cited by news agencies inside and outside Iran. Some of these media outlets include Mehr News Agency, [17] BBC, [18] and Euronews. [1] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Mtuta, Lukhanyo. "'Pitso planned this, he did the same with Al Ahli'". Kickoff. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Capello: "Mehdi Taremi a top-class player, has everything a striker needs"". SempreInter.com. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "Footballi News Agency". oddrun.ir. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Footballi". Footballi (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  5. 1 2 Editorial (2024-04-27). "Footballi Report Published". Startup360 | استارتاپ ۳۶۰ (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Footballi 2023 Annual Report | Soobazar". soobazar.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Sports & People: Interview with Chia Fouadi, Footballi's Editor-in-Chief". Footballi (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Footballi: We Compete Closely with Sports Media". Digiato (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  9. 1 2 3 "Two New Media Managers Appointed at Paykan Club". Varzesh 3 (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  10. ↑ "خبرنگار کردستانی در انتخاب بهترین‌های فیفا حق رای پیدا کرد". www.irna.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  11. ↑ Sabegh, Football Azadegan | D Sport (2017-01-11). "نماینده خبرنگاران ایرانی به چه کسی رای داد". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  12. ↑ "روزنامه نگارسنندجی به مراسم انتخاب بهترین‌های فوتبال جهان دعوت شد". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  13. ↑ "انتصاب دو مدیر رسانه‌ای در باشگاه پیکان". Footballi (in Persian). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  14. ↑ "اینفوگرافیک | پانیذ فرحناک، اولین گزارشگر زن ایرانی، کیست؟". Al-Ain Persian (in Persian). 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  15. ↑ ""Shabake Stadium," the new child of Footballi, is born / With Stadium, you are in the middle of the stadium!". Footballi (in Persian). 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive to Footballi / Unveiling the unbelievable accusations against one of the suspects in the Iranian football corruption case; The "POS device" was identified!". Footballi (in Persian). 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  17. ↑ "Midfield congestion and a great opportunity for Moghanlou in Mashhad". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  18. ↑ "Esteghlal, Persepolis, and Gol Gohar were eliminated from the AFC Champions League". BBC News Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  19. ↑ "Ali Ansarian's doctor: 100% of his lungs were affected by the virus – DW – 2021/02/03". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
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