Khalilzadeh joins Al Rayyan from Iran champions Persepolis, who he joined in 2017 and assisted in the Tehran-based club winning three successive Iran Pro League titles as well as back-to-back Iran Super Cups.

Two new countries enter the AFC Cup Bracket Challenge in our latest edition as we feature wonderful strikes from Bangladeshi and Singaporean clubs.

The club competition spans the world's largest continent and the next selection comes from nations as far apart as Maldives in South Asia and Kuwait in the West.

Last week we presented the candidates for the 2020 edition's best goalkeeper, and now we shine the spotlight on the players who will make up the backline.

So, here are the 14 players in contention for the four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls.

October 24 marks 10 years to the day since the AFC U-16 Championship kicked off in Uzbekistan, where a number of today's biggest stars turned out for their countries as they took the early steps in what have turned out to be fruitful careers.

A decade on since that tournament, which was won by DPR Korea after they defeated the hosts in the final, the-AFC.com takes a look at how some of those involved have progressed.

In 2008, as part of the Adelaide United side, Sasa Ognenovski reached Asian club football's grandest stage only to fall at the final hurdle in a comprehensive defeat to Japan's Gamba Osaka.

The imposing centre-back was back two years later, though, this time with Korea Republic's Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, who themselves had suffered a devastating defeat in their previous appearance in the competition climax, at the memorable 2004 showpiece.

And this time, for the big Australian and the K League side, redemption was achieved. Ognenovski speaks exclusively to the-AFC.com as we look back at the 2010 tournament through his eyes.

The Myanmar National League in its current guise is among the newer leagues in Southeast Asia having only launched in 2009, since when three sides have shared the title and a total of six teams have appeared in the AFC Cup.

Based on both success domestically and abroad, as well as fanbase, we've selected four sides as Myanmar's most popular clubs. Review the candidates and tell us your favourite at the bottom of the article.