Football player Ali Daei under attack by the Iranian state media

With the 2.55-million-euro contract signed in 1998 with Bayern Munich, he became the most high-priced Asian footballer. Between 1999 and 2003, Daei played for Germany’s Hertha Berlin with a base contract of 2.77 million euros, an amount that increased every year. He joined Al Shabab in 2003 following the signing of a contract worth 2 million U.S. dollars.