The three-time FIFA World Cup veteran, who played a key role in Japan’s 2011 AFC Asian Cup title win in Qatar, announced on social media that he was leaving the Rio de Janeiro-based club after an 11-month stint.

Yokohama F. Marinos' Theerathon topped the second semi-final with 45.75 percent of the votes with Al Nassr's Ol Obaid finishing second with 18.67 percent. Persepolis FC's Abdi Qara finished third with 17.98 percent.

Abdi Qara will have two goals in contention in the final after topping Semi-final One with Esteghlal FC's Cheick Diabate and Al Nassr's Abderrazak Hamdallah, the 2020 AFC Champions League top scorer with seven goals, also in the running.

Check out the Semi-final Two nominees and results below. The final kicks off on Friday at 16:00 (UTC+8) so don't forget to vote for your best goal of the 2020 AFC Champions League.

But despite missing their biggest international matches of the year during a two-month lockdown, China PR’s playmaker will still end 2020 as a champion.

In the latest edition of the-AFC.com’s GameChangers series, China’s star midfielder opens up on leading her city to a priceless league title, and what she learned from being the only Chinese player in one of the world’s biggest leagues.

The Islamic Republic of Iran clubside garnered 51.14 percent of the 1,468,693 votes cast to emerge top after months of domestic polls and four regional finals.

The most popular club in our IR Iran poll, as well as our Central and South Asian regional poll, Tabriz-based Tractor had to see off some of the biggest names in Asian club football and the-AFC.com extend our congratulations to them.

Check out the eight clubs who made the final and results below. Thank you for voting.

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