A new era in Asian soccer begins Monday when the AFC Champions League Elite debuts

The first paragraph is just like something out of “The Onion”….

Globalization of the Beautiful Game is taking place at a furious pace. Asia looks set to become the next epicenter of world football. International footballing super stars Cristiano Ronaldo, N'Golo Kanté, Neymar, Ruben Neves, Sadio Mané, Alexander Mitrovic, and several of their European, African, and Latin American colleagues are taking Asian football to the next and a higher level.