Articles by Paul Williams

About Paul Williams

Paul Williams is an Adelaide-based football writer who has reported on the comings and goings of Asian football for the past decade. Having covered the past two Asian Cups, he writes regularly about the J.League for Optus Sport in Australia, while he also regularly contributes to Arab News. Further, he has previously been published by outlets such as FOX Sports Asia, Al Jazeera English, FourFourTwo, and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows to discuss Asian football.

OPINION: Al Hilal is Asia’s biggest club

November 6, 2019 Paul Williams

You can use a lot of different metrics to define ‘biggest’ – crowds, trophies, and in the modern world that we live even social media following – and in almost all of those Al Hilal […]

Honda driving Cambodia forward

October 26, 2019 Paul Williams

Keisuke Honda has never been afraid to forge his own path. His unique personality sets him apart in the world of Japanese football, where conforming and adhering to centuries old traditions and hierarchy is the […]

Tokyo to Toronto: The story of Tsubasa Endoh

October 25, 2019 Paul Williams

When a young footballer aspires to a professional club career, more often than not that involves getting to Europe. But not for Tsubasa Endoh. His journey to a professional career took a different path, one […]

Gulf players not strong enough: Yusuf

October 25, 2019 Paul Williams

“Players here they have a gift from god, but nobody wants to use it.” Abdulla Yusuf didn’t mince his words when asked why more players from the Gulf don’t make the move to Europe. The […]