Sepahan Isfahan announces it will not participate in training match with Serbian team due to coach's Israeli nationality. Iranian soccer group Sepahan Isfahan cancelled an upcoming training match after learning that its rival team's coach is Israeli, the Serbian Cafe website reported on Monday. The group was scheduled to play against Serbian team Partizan Belgrad on Friday. "I'm disappointed that the game was cancelled," Partizan Belgrad coach Avram Grant said. "They told me it was cancelled because I'm Israeli. I don't mix sports with politics and I'm not going to start now."