In our week-ending wrap, Seongnam legend Sasa Ognenovski lifts the lid on his MVP-winning 2010 AFC Champions League campaign, Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory add personnel ahead of their ACL restart and Son Heung-min is set for a new bumper deal with Tottenham Hotspur.

Korea Republic international Nam Tae-hee scored a brace and Guilherme Torres hit the other as Al Sadd moved to second in the standings on 10 points.

Eduardo Rodriguez (Dudu) hit a consolation four minutes from time as Al Duhail suffered their second defeat in four matches.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa extended his congratulations to the Co-Chairmen of the LOC, H.E. Gou Zhongwen and H.E. Chen Jining, as well as to the Executive Chairman of the LOC, H.E. Du Zhaocai.

All matches will be played in Goa behind closed doors at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, the Tilak Maidan in Vasco, and the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim in the seventh edition of the ISL. 

The new season will see two new entries; legendary Kolkata-based clubs Mohun Bagan and Sporting Club East Bengal.

Having already tasted Continental glory with his native Japan in 2004, Yasuhito Endo had to wait a further four years to enjoy similar success at club level.

We look back on his team's crowning glory as the 2008 MVP reflects on Gamba Osaka's finest hour.

Aspetar will now be part of the network of established medical centres under the AFC Medical Centre of Excellence which was launched in 2018 to provide better healthcare for the Continent’s footballers by recognising medical centres in Asia which demonstrate leadership in clinical research and education expertise as well as injury-prevention and management measures.

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “The AFC’s Vision and Mission has set out our objectives to ensure the success of our teams, players and officials and sports medicine plays an important role in this journey.

Over the course of the three weeks, the cohort have engaged in a series of virtual sessions centered on sport for development which include key areas such as Diversity and Inclusion, Philanthropy in Football and Safeguarding and Child Protection.