Football player Ali Daei under attack by the Iranian state media

Daei did not own only a jewelry shop and a restaurant. While he was playing for European football clubs, he founded the company Daei Apparel with the help of his brothers. Daei Apparel, which was specialized in producing sports outfits, supplied Iran’s national teams and clubs for a while. In a 2011 interview with the official newspaper Iran, Daei claimed that more than 15,000 people in the country worked for the company.