The new sponsors of Team Melli reiterated their full and unequivocal support to the team despite some of the negatives voices aired against this sponsorship deal.

Pasargad Bank . one of the larger banks in Iran have agreed a sponsorship deal with the FFIRI after the failure f the previous deal with an little known car export agency. That sponsorship started to fall apart as soon as the sponsor were asked to funnel the funds agreed upon towards Team Melli. The company was not able to meet its obligation despite the promises, and eventually the deal was off.

Khosrow Rafei , the Public Relation manager of Pasrgard Bank  said “The deal to support Team Melli and the Federation is not conditional , but a proper 1 year contract lasting to the end of next year. Our bank is aiming more towards a community service in this deal rather than pure commercial benefits . It is our belief that Team Melli will be representative of the whole of the nation and the success of this country and the people is our main priority. This is part of our community responsibility and a national duty ”