Spaniard Javier Clemente moved a step closer to becoming Iran coach after agreeing to the football federation’s condition that he should live there. Efforts to appoint the 57-year-old former Spain and Serbia coach broke down this month over his refusal to stay in Iran.

‘By telephone, Clemente accepted Iran’s condition of living in Iran all the time,’ Iranian state television said on Wednesday in a brief caption headline without giving details.
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