DOHA, QATAR - JANUARY 08: Players exercise in front of "The Torch" hotel during day five of the FC ... [+] Bayern Muenchen winter training camp at Aspire Academy on January 08, 2020 in Doha, Qatar. Iranian club sides have responded by planning to withdraw from the AFC Asian Champions League. Iran are one of the top nations in the Asian Champions League, and have some of the best supported clubs in Asia. The absence of Iranian clubs in the competition would be similar to Italian clubs deciding to boycott the UEFA Champions League. Few other Asian countries can match Iran’s top clubs in terms of fans.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2020 09:56 UTC