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Contenders & Pretenders: Ultimate 2024 J.League Preview
With a new look, new format, a new stadium and a new team, Asiaโs best domestic competition returns for a 32nd season this weekend as J.League action gets underway across nine Japanese cities. For the […]
Half a world away: the DPR Korea v Japan debacle
After Japan were drawn to play DPR Korea in the final qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, much intrigue existed as to whether the first leg would in fact take place in Pyongyang, which […]
Asian Cup a reminder of all that is good in Asian football
Four weeks of twists and turns, comebacks and shocks, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 may have been delayed seven months longer than we all had expected, but it eventually proved to be well worth the […]
TAG Podcast: Qatar crowned Kings of Asia…again
The AFC Asian Cup trophy will remain in Doha after Qatar’s 3-1 victory over Jordan on Saturday. In front of more than 86,000 spectators at Lusail Stadium, a hattrick of penalties from Akram Afif secured […]
TAG Podcast: A journey to the final of the AFC Asian Cup
It’s the showpiece event on the Asian football calendar, and finally the AFC Asian Cup final is upon us. Starting from Souq Waqif on the eve of the game, follow Scott McIntyre’s journey to Lusail […]
Qatar complete historic title defence
โ2019 Done. 2023 Loadingโฆโ The banner briefly unfurled by the Qatari fans in the fading moments of injury time said it all. There was little need to use the present tense as the 13 minutes […]