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Players of Al Ahli their win in the AFC Champions League semi-final against Vissel Kobe in Jeddah. Getty Images

Demand for tickets exceeds a million as Al Ahli look to defend Asian title

AFC Champions League Elite final in Jeddah on Saturday sees two wildly contrasting sides face off

Shabab Al Ahli were victims of injustice but a replay was never going to happen

Iran's Mehdi Taremi with teammates during a friendly against Costa Rica in Antalya. AFP

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