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OUR VERDICT: Is Skočić saga a sign of Iran imploding again?
Brutal is the act of sacking a manager who qualified a team for the FIFA World Cup. Going to the World Cup is the dream of anyone – player or coach – and the moment […]
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OUR VERDICT: Ahead of the World Cup, what did we learn from EAFF E-1 Championships?
Japan won the double at the recent EAFF E-1 Championships, winning both the men’s and women’s tournaments on home soil. With the FIFA World Cup just over three months away in Qatar, this tournament represented […]
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OUR VERDICT: Does the AFC have World Cup Qualifying balance right?
This year’s FIFA World Cup doesn’t start for another three-and-a-half months, and yet discussion over the past week is already looking ahead to the Road to USA-Canada-Mexico in 2026. After much deliberation, the Asian Football […]
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Nadeshiko eye back-to-back titles in final showdown
The EAFF E-1 Women’s Championship enters its final matchday with current champions Japan and China poised for an ultimate winner-takes-all showdown. The fixture serves as a re-run of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup semi-final, which […]
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Stars ready to shine as EAFF E-1 Women’s Championship prepares for kick off
The EAFF E-1 Football Championship women’s tournament kicks off on Tuesday 19 July at the Kashima Soccer Stadium with host nation Japan entertaining their rivals South Korea. This competition often serves as a stage for […]
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Saudi’s future shines for historic U23 triumph
Saudi Arabia were crowned U23 AFC Asian Cup champions for the first time this weekend, following an ultimately comprehensive 2-0 victory over hosts Uzbekistan at Milliy Stadium in Tashkent, following 32 matches squeezed into under […]
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WE League Season Review: Japan raises its WoSo game but falls short in cultivating a fanbase to suit
The inaugural season of Japan’s first professional women’s football league has drawn to a close after what can only be described as a season of mixed emotions. Excitement on the pitch, turbulence off it. How […]
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Thrills and spills expected as Asian Cup qualifying concludes
This coming week greets the culmination of Asian Cup 2023 qualification with the final round of qualifiers set to take place across the continent. Three years in the making, one sizeable pandemic-shaped-inconvenience navigated, the competing […]
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U23 Asian Cup to shine spotlight on Asia’s next generation
The biennial AFC U23 Championship, newly rebranded as the U23 AFC Asian Cup, is set to kick off a month-long international football feast in Asia, with the youth tournament playing second fiddle behind the culmination […]
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Opportunity awaits as Asia’s ‘next gen’ prepare for ACL challenge
After an historic and intriguing start to the west zone of AFC Champions League over the past week, it’s time for clubs in the east to start their campaigns and the storylines look just as […]