Having signed for Kazkakhstan Premier League runners-up outfit FC Kairat in January, Alykulov now finds himself in European competition for the first time, with the club to begin their qualifying campaign against Armenian newcomers FC Noah next Thursday.

Many players have impressed in the AFC Asian Cup throug the years and four of them – Australia's Tim Cahill, Ismail Abdul Latif of Bahrain, Uzbekistan's Alexander Geynrikh and Pak Kwang-ryong of DPR Korea - are featured in today's Bracket Challenge.

Which goal is your favourite? Cast your votes below!

As we approach the end of the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge's Round of 32, today's selections – Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura against Abbas Chahrour of Lebanon and Vietnam's Le Cong Vinh facing Jaka Ihbeisheh of Palestine – feature outstanding goals.

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Up against Asia’s finest, the Chongqing native proved an irresistible force at the Continental gathering as she garnered goals and plaudits galore en route to helping her country seal a third-place finish.

Not content with her exemplary displays in Jordan, Li Ying went on to star for China at the following year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup where she appeared three times and found the net in a crucial 1-0 group stage win over South Africa – the wonderful volleyed effort earning her the Player of the Match award.

Join the-AFC.com as we go back in time to relive Li’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup goals. Strikes which made her, quite rightly, an AFC hotshot to remember.

With the Malaysia Super League set to resume on August 22, we continue our 'most popular' series by focusing on the nation's biggest clubs and ask you to vote for your favourite.

Below we've selected six sides based on their success over the years. Review the candidates and tell us which team you like best at the bottom of the article.

Elsewhere, two Bishkek clubs vie for top spot in the Kyrgyz Premier League, while Istiklol extend their lead in Tajikistan.

Join the-AFC.com for all the key news and results from Khuzestan to Kant.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.