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Hakeem Al Araibi's case has drawn international criticism as a Thai court considers an extradition request from Bahrain for him to serve a 10-year sentence related to the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. He denies the charges.

Less than three hours before the final, the Asian Football Confederation published the decision of its disciplinary panel without giving reasons.

"I describe details: this player is wearing short sleeves, the color of their football boots, hair color," Grecco, 56, said during a recent game between Palmeiras and Botafogo de Ribeirao Preto.

This was the fixture intended to be played in the United States but any advantage Girona maintained by keeping it at their own Montilivi ground was cancelled out by Messi, and another ruthless Barca display.

After extra-time finished at 1-1, BT Dung rolled in the decisive spot-kick for a 4-2 penalties win and saluted the crowd after Baha Faisal and Ahmed Samir had missed for Jordan.

India went down to hosts United Arab Emirates 0-2 in their second group stage match after they had defeated Thailand in their opening game.

The Central Asians, ranked 91st in the world and playing their first major tournament, bossed the first half and deservedly led 1-0 at the break of their Group C clash after Akhlidin Israilov's rasping strike.

The win against a profligate Mohun Bagan helped Real Kashmir, the first team from the valley to play in India's top-flight, continue their fairytale run.

Reigning champions City revived their bid to retain the Premier League trophy with a 3-1 win away to Southampton on Sunday that followed shock defeats by Crystal Palace and Leicester.

The days when they were one of the major powers in the region are a fading memory now, though, and in the last two versions of the Asian Cup they have failed to progress from their group.

Ansumana Kromah opened the scoring on the 51st minute, before Mapuia and Rochhar Zela added two more on the 63rd and 70th minutes.

Thailand have dominated the game in South East Asia since they last appeared at the Asian Cup in 2007, winning the regional Asean Championship twice only to continue to fall short of climbing onto the continent's upper tier.

Defending champions Minerva Punjab will look to carry their winning momentum forward when they take on table-toppers Chennai City FC at home in an I-League clash on Sunday.

"We're talking to Qatar about the possibility of holding some matches in nearby countries."

The 1-0 victory extended Liverpool's unbeaten sequence in Merseyside derbies in the Premier League to 16 games although the manner of the winning goal made this one of the more unforgettable of those games.

Real were without the injured Marcelo and fellow defenders Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal.