Promotion and Iran call-up bid

By John Lyons

GETTING STUCK IN: Peterborough’s Ryan Tafazolli slides in to tackle Coventry’s Conor Chaplin
PICTURE: PA Images

AMBITIOUS Peterborough defender Ryan Tafazolli has extra incentive to win promotion to the Championship – it could boost his international prospects.
The towering centre-back’s father Rahim hails from Iran, meaning he could play for them, if the call comes. And the Sutton-born 27-year-old reckons stepping up to English football’s second tier could be enough to tip the scales his way.
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