Asian CL Special: Al Ittihad - Saudi Arabia's K-League Killers

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Goal.com Asia looks at the bogey team of South Korean clubs... South Korea may have won 2-0 in Riyadh a year ago during qualification for the 2010 World Cup but there is one Saudi Arabian team that positively loves clashes with clubs from the Land of the Morning Calm. Al Ittihad even has its own nickname in Korea - the only West Asian club that has been given an alternative by Seoul scribes. The two-time Asian champions are known as ‘The K-League Killers’. There is good reason. Over the years, the Jeddah Tigers have ended Asian dreams of a number of times. This stretches back to 1999 and the now-defunct Asian Cup Winners’ Cup. With Pohang Steelers facing 'Itti' in the Asian Champions League final on Saturday, Goal.com takes a look at the Tigers' impressive record against Korean opposition. April 1999: Asian Cup Winners’ Cup... [read full story]                    

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