The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has looked at eight local heroes who returned, and thrived, after years abroad and Ali Daei, former captain of the Iranian national football team is among them.
Iran's legendary scorer Ali Daei still seats on top of the men's top goalscorer list in the history of national football matches.
Iran’s football legend, Ali Daei, has been chosen as best striker in the history of AFC Asian Cup by AFC website users.