After a successful playing career that included honours in his homeland, Russia and Hong Kong, the 39-year-old hung up his boots following two seasons at Kitchee, where he went on to work as part of the youth set up and, most recently, assistant head coach.

On the back of an impressive performance at the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage in Thailand, head coach Alex Chu Chi-kwong has returned to the director of football role, leaving Kim in charge of first-team duties for the upcoming Hong Kong Premier League season.

Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd both scored twice as the world champions capitalised on persistent defensive errors from the Matildas, for whom Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord got on the scoresheet before Emily Gielnik added a further goal in the dying moments.

Despite their defeat, Australia’s fourth place finish is their best ever showing in women’s football at an Olympic Games, equalling the men’s effort from 1992 in Barcelona.

Captain Maya Yoshida and right-back Hiroki Sakai are both going into the third place playoff at the Olympics for the second time in their careers after the pair were involved in the bronze medal match against Korea Republic in London 2012.

Marco Asensio scored the only goal of the game deep into the second period of extra-time to leave Japan facing the prospect of a bronze medal match against Mexico at Saitama Stadium on Friday.

Having already reviewed some sensational strikes in the form of long-range rockets and set-piece specials we turn to moves that were perfected on the training ground before being played out on the continental stage. After reviewing the five teams goals, vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

Mabkhout, who began his professional career with the Abu Dhabi-based club in 2009, has played a crucial role in Al Jazira’s campaign in the UAE Pro League ever since.

Soh made 195 international appearances for Malaysia and leads the exclusive circle of players who have played 100 or more "A" internationals for their country.

Asia has 141 representatives in FIFA’s Century Club, with some of the continent's finest players in the list.