Kicking off the week, Korea Republic great Lee Dong-gook bid farewell as a champion, evergreen Japanese midfielder Kengo Nakamura has announced his imminent retirement, Bahrain look ahead to next month’s friendlies with a training camp in Dubai, plus all the latest from Asia in our regional wraps.

Cho Gue-sung scored a brace as Jeonbuk won the title for the fourth consecutive year and give veteran striker Lee Dong-gook the perfect end to his illustrious K League career.

The veteran forward, who is the all-time leading goal scorer in both the K League and the AFC Champions League, announced last week that he would be retiring at the end of the season.

JDT's rise has been remarkable. They recently won their seventh successive Malaysia Super League title and in the past two Continental campaigns have claimed scalps such as former Asian champions Kashima Antlers and Suwon Samsung Bluewings, the latter at their sparkling new 40,000-capacity Sultan Ibrahim Stadium.

However, it was five years ago today – October 31, 2015 – that they enjoyed what remains arguably the greatest night in their history as the Southern Tigers became the first team from Southeast Asia to taste AFC Cup glory after defeating Tajikistan's FC Istiklol 1-0 in Dushanbe to write their name into the history books.

The title was Al Muharraq’s third in the competition, having previously won in 2005 and 2009 as Marcus Paqueta’s side made up for losing the league title race to Al Hidd.

Rewind the clock back eight years and re-watch the 2012 AFC Champions League title-winning campaign of Ulsan Hyundai and it's a certain blonde bombshell who stands out: Lee Keun-ho’s shocking platinum locks were always designed to attract attention.

It's as if the mercurial midfielder’s trickery and talent weren’t enough, the straw-coloured mop buzzing throughout the Continental competition certainly caught the eye.

New entrants SC East Bengal will make their ISL debut playing in one of the oldest rivalries in Asian football - the Kolkata Derby, facing ATK Mohun Bagan in the biggest spectacle of Indian football on November 27.

AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh also shares his thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic that has made people reflect on life’s core values and activities. And, as the game slowly recovers from lockdown and travel restrictions, competitions begin to restart, albeit in staccato fashion and sometimes in new formats.