
Firas al-Khatib of Kuwait's Al-Qadsia challenges Bassem al-Aqel of Yemen's Al-Saqr

Firas al-Khatib of Kuwait's Al-Qadsia challenges Bassem al-Aqel of Yemen's Al-Saqr

Syrian players celebrate after forward Firas al-Khatib scored a goal against Japan

Yasuhito Endo (L) and Firas Al Khatib from Syria (R)

Syria's Firas al-Khatib (L) and Ali Diab (R, obscured) look at Vietnam's goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong

Syria's forward Firas Alkhatib falls while fighting for the ball with an Vietnamese player

Footballers Kengo Nakamura from Japan (L), Yasuhito Endo from Japan (C) and Firas Al Khatib from Syria (R) pose with the AFC Player of the Year 2009 (Men's) award trophy following a press conference

Syrian national football team player Firas al-Khatib celebrates after teammate Ziyad Chabo scored a

Syrian national football team player Firas al-Khatib (L) vies with Obeid Khalifa of the Emirati team