The Tottenham Hotspur striker showed amazing awareness and poise to score against Burnley in December, which the London side won 5-0.

Collecting the ball just outside the Spurs penalty area, Son embarked on an 80-metre solo run on 32 minutes which included beating several opposing players before slotting home.

From Omar Abdulrahman to Xavi, the Continental competition has been graced by numerous creative maestros and unsurprisingly a number of them feature in our selection of great assists as their touches of genius have enabled those around them to take the goalscoring glory. After reviewing the five, don't forget to vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

Also check out our previous editions: acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips, free-kicks, curlers, saves, team goals and flicks, tricks and backheels.

The AFC Asian Cup has seen numerous wonderful moments and growth, with the UAE 2019 edition setting new records as Qatar clinched the title for the first time.

Making his first foray into the rarefied atmosphere of Asia’s premier club competition, Adriano rarely looked back after finding the net four times on Matchday One against Buriram United – his astute runs, sublime touch and deadly finishing earmarking the Brazilian forward as one to watch wherever he played that year.

The vast island nation's Liga 1 top flight features teams from as far northwest as Banda Aceh on Sumatra and as easterly as Jayapura on Papua, while intense rivalries often reach fever pitch.

Below we've selected five teams, based on their success over the years, as Indonesia's most popular clubs. Review the candidates and vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

In today’s wrap, a three-time title winner departs an ASEAN powerhouse, a star striker races the clock ahead of the ACL restart and a date is set for football’s return in Lebanon.


The Korea Republic international was diagnosed with the injury the day after the game, according to the club’s official social media, and he will return to Shanghai from Dalian, where Shenhua are playing their CSL matches, for treatment.

Kim is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks, leaving him facing a battle to be fit in time for Shanghai’s involvement in the continental competition, which returns to action on October 16.