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Martin Lowe
Martin Lowe is a freelance football writer, having covered Asian football for over a decade. He has appeared on the BBC, Al Jazeera English and The Mirror, covering some of the biggest stories and developments in Asian football. He has been a senior contributor at The Asian Game website since its launch in 2019.
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The 2024 Uzbek Super League season is set to get underway this weekend, with a contrasting…
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…
Uzbekistan the masters of their own demise
Asian football’s biggest nearly men lived up to their own infamous billing on Saturday evening, as…
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A week ago, Tajikistan had never scored an AFC Asian Cup goal, let alone won a…
Were Kyrgyzstan the Asian Cup’s ‘worst team’?
After two weeks of relentless international competition, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 has reached its knockout…
Uzbekistan’s return to form timely ahead of Australia clash
Uzbekistan’s comfortable 3-0 victory over India on Thursday may not been too surprising for most in…
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