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Al Hilal make Asian Champions League history

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istory was always going to be made in the AFC Champions League final on November 23 as Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia and South Korea’s Pohang Steelers met in Riyadh. These were the only two teams that had won three Asian titles and one of them was going to make it four. As most expected, that team was Al Hilal, who won 2-0 to send 50,000 or so fans at the King Fahd International Stadium not only happy but

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