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always feeling like im running on like minimal art spoons nowdays.. anyway little scribble of my darling witchy bitch diva, Daei [who belongs to @corvi-daei] ♡

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Gamera vs. Barugon (Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon, 1966)

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“Gamera’s monsters lineup for #kaijumonstermarch on twitter”

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Lobby card for The Naked Face Of The Night (Yoru No Sugao, 夜の素顔), 1958, directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura (吉村公三郎) and starring Ayako Wakao (若尾文子) and Machiko Kyo (京マチ子).

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Asian World Cup Icons: Ali Daei – An Asian Treasure In the third of our series on Asian World Cup icons, “Same Same But Different: Your Asian Football Show” looks back at the celebrated career of Ali Daei.

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Asian World Cup Icons: Ali Daei – An Asian Treasure

In the third of our series on Asian World Cup icons, “Same Same But Different: Your Asian Football Show” looks back at the celebrated career of Ali Daei.

Considering he never scored a single goal at the tournament, Ali Daei is perhaps a curious choice as an Asian icon of the FIFA World Cup.

But few players can match the way he flew the flag for Iran, both as an ambassador in European football as well as leading Team Melli on the global stage.

After breaking onto the scene in his homeland with Persepolis and spending time in Qatar with Al Sadd, Daei got his big break in 1997 when he joined Arminia Bielefeld, who were then playing in the Bundesliga.

He only stayed there for one season before trading up for Bayern Munich, winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Ligapokal with them in 1998/99, and was also an unused substitute in their heart-breaking loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final.

Once again, Daei was on the move that summer and had three successful years with Hertha Berlin, even netting four goals in 13 Champions League games including a match-winning double against Chelsea.

All-Time International Top Scorers:

🥇 Ali Daei 🇮🇷 (109 Goals) 🥈 Ferenc Puskas 🇭🇺 (84 Goals) 🥉 CRISTIANO RONALDO 🇵🇹 (81 Goals) pic.twitter.com/Vr7tY9HM7e

— TheCristianoFan (@TheCristianoFan) June 6, 2018

Still, it was on the international stage where he really secured his place in footballing folkore, as he is currently the all-time leading scorer in international football with his tally of 109 goals in 149 caps, 25 more than the next best – the legendary Hungarian Ferenc Puskas.

36 of those came in World Cup qualifiers spread across four campaigns – 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 – and two of those ended in Team Melli securing their place on world football’s biggest stage.

Delighted to have a chance to draw this iconic forward for an upcoming @TifoFootball_ video; the one & only Ali Daei 🇮🇷⚽️#Iran #TeamMelli #WorldCup2018 pic.twitter.com/hEhr1o2MlR

— Look What it Means to Him (@LWIMTH) June 4, 2018

And, although Daei failed to score at both France 1998 and Germany 2006, it did little to tarnish his reputation as one of Asian football’s all-time greats to appear at a World Cup.

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Asian World Cup Icons: Ali Daei – An Asian Treasure was originally published on 365 Football