The Best Asian Players Of All Time - John Duerden/ESPN

[Zamboor]

Younis Mahmoud, that legend who chipped the penalty vs Iran last week?

You know Ji-Sung Park? He is an Asian legend. He is the only Asian player so far who has played in a UEFA Champions League final. He had a successful career for big clubs like PSV and Manchester United, and is well known across the world. Younis Mahmoud is anonymous if you compare Ji-Sung to him. He only got some fame because Iraq luckily won the Asian Cup 2007 edition. Ali Karimi, Shunseke Nakamura and Tim Cahill are also examples of Asian legends.

Younis Mahmoud is clubless for a year now and he is only 31 years old. Reza Enayati is 38 and still plays in IPL

So one penalty = his whole career? Come on Kiarash. I aint arguing with you all those guys you mentioned are also legends in their own ways.

[littlepersia17]

The Best Asian Players Of All Time - John Duerden/ESPN

Kiarash Jan, Harry Kewell of Australia played in Liverpool's victory over AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final so Ji-Sung Park isn't the only Asian player to have played in a UEFA Champions League Final.

[Zamboor]

Kiarash Jan, Harry Kewell of Australia played in Liverpool's victory over AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final so Ji-Sung Park isn't the only Asian player to have played in a UEFA Champions League Final.

Zlatan hasn't played in a champions league final xD doesn't mean the dude aint a living legend.

[Kiarash]

Kiarash Jan, Harry Kewell of Australia played in Liverpool's victory over AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final so Ji-Sung Park isn't the only Asian player to have played in a UEFA Champions League Final.

Back in 2005 Australia wasn't part of AFC, so officially Ji-Sung Park is the only player who has featured in a Champions League final so far. Aussies joined in 2006.

[CAGE]

Most ignorant "Asian football expert"

He should spend his time learning about Asian football including its history before acting like a know it all and writing articles like this.

Let's just not talk about Iranian legends for one second even though it's quite clear he was something against Iran last few years in his articles.

How the fuck do you miss Harry Kewell in that list?

Younis Mahmoud? Come on. He won one cup with Iraq and not like he outscored everyone in that tournament. I can easily name 3-4 players like Nakamura, Viduka, etc. These players had success every where they went.

I wonder if he has something against the Aussies as well.

However, I don't he has an agenda against Aussies or Iranians. It's just that John Duerden is highly biased every since he got close with Korean football (and his wife?) and is not informed therefore highly ignorant as this list and his other articles show that.

I agree for the most part however, besides his article about Iran Vs Korea, his article about Iran in the world cup was very well written and really boasted about iran's performance its not far to say he has something 'against' Iran.

[sirvan]

John Duerden is in the category: every asshole has an opinion.

[TheBoss]

Hossein Kalani, Homayoun Behzadi, Behtash Fariba, Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.. I can go on for ever, this guy dosen't know jack about asia.

[Martin-Reza]

Relax. He can only choose 10 and of course no two people would come up with the exact same list.

An honor 20% are Iranian.

[Ali.Karimi79]

What's the fuss about? It is impossible to satisfy anyone with a list of only 10 players.
Even if the list would be:

Ali Daei
Khodadad Azizi
Karim Bagheri
Ali Karimi
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Vahid Hashemian
Nasser Hejari
Ahmadrez Abedzadeh
Parviz Ghlichkani
Ali Parvin

You guys would jump why he didn't list Ali Moussavi, Dinmohammadi, Yazdi, Enayati

[BacheLot]

The MODERN game of football has advanced SOO MUCH in recent years & it now gravely challenges the pure Max Capabilities of human beings FAR more than it did 3-4 decades ago..!!

Frankly I'm not nearly as impressed as i should be with spactacular stats of a player that played his trade any more than 25-30 years ago..!!

i'd bet that#1 ka boom Koon dude, couldn't replicate even 30% of his career stats playing in today's top level football..!!

[irani8perspolis]

Where is Hejazi, Karimi, Mahdavkia (one of the best ever players for hamburg!!)? this guy never ceases to amaze me...

[Jiggy]

this 4 players are must :

1:ali daei
2. Javad nekounam
3.ali karimi
4. Mehdi madahvikia

[persepolisfan]

1) Daei
2) Hejazi
3) mahdavikia

[persiangodfather]

Cha Bum-kun (South Korea)

[Tehranto]

Well then please kiarash explain to me what makes you an asian legend? If winning the most prestigious cup in Asia doesn't count? One does not have to play in europe to be a legend and if you ask me Younis deserves a legend title.

Bro, I know we both like Iraqi/ brown girls but Younis is not even in the top 25 lol

Harry Kewell is also a big absentee here. As is Viduka. These people played in the EPL and were very successful. Compared to the worst Asian title win ever (Iraq in 2007). It's incomparable. How is Mahdavikia, Karimi, Azizi, Bagheri not there ... Bagheri lead world one year in WCQ goals.

Going to World Cup is much, much more prestigious than Asian Cup win bro.