Qatar to stage Asian Champions League final as neutral host

Qatar will host the postponed Asian Champions League final after staging the knockout rounds as a competition hub during the coronavirus pandemic. The Asian Football Confederation announced the decision Friday to stay in Doha without saying which 2022 World Cup stadium will stage the game on Dec. 19. The single-leg final replaces the two-leg, home-and-away series traditionally played in November between teams which advance from separate east and west regional brackets. Iranian club Persepolis advanced to the final from the west bracket. The eastern section resumes on Nov. 18 in Qatar in the group stage, which was paused in March. It includes teams from Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia,...