With the end of 2014 fast approaching, our Middle East football expert John Duerden picks his 10 best Middle East players of the past 12 months. But do you agree with his selections? 10. ALIREZA HAGHIGHI (Penafiel and Iran) It looked as if Rahman Ahmadi would be the No1 goalkeeper for Iran at the World Cup as he did an awful lot to get the team to ...

Which Iran player showed his softer side by saving a wounded butterfly, which one is a bit more German than Iranian, and who is covered in tattoos that have caused a storm back in Tehran? Daniel Davari The young goalkeeper needed diplomatic intervention in order to make his international debut. Born in Germany to a Polish mother and an Iranian father,...