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AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

OPINION: Time for AFC to admit defeat on centralised Finals format

April 17, 2026 Paul Williams

Let me preface this by saying that I like and support the changes announced this week to future editions of the AFC Champions League Elite. A move from 24 to 32 teams makes sense, it […]

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POD VIEW: Have ACL Elite foreign player rules gone too far?

March 26, 2026 TAG Admin

The AFC Champions League Elite Finals draw was held yesterday, confirming the quarter final match ups to take place in Jeddah next month. What is noticeable about the make up of the teams to make […]

OPINION

OPINION: It’s time for Arif Aiman to fly

November 7, 2025 Paul Williams

Malaysian football is in desperate need of a good story. Embroiled in scandal after FIFA handed down hefty sanctions for what it claims was “doctored documentation” in order to claim eligibility for seven naturalised players, […]

OPINION

OPINION: Asian football in need of a serious overhaul

August 28, 2025 Bassil Mikdadi

The Future is Asia has been the slogan of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from time immemorial. That future never does seem to arrive, though.  For the head honchos in Kuala Lumpur the future had […]

AFC ASIAN CUP

OPINION: As Asian Cup begins, the sun sets on Qatar

January 12, 2024 Paul Williams

As the sun rises over Doha’s glorious West Bay to signal the start of the 18th AFC Asian Cup, so does the sun also begin to set on Qatar’s time in the spotlight of international […]

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

OPINION: AFC to rob the ACL of its soul

May 9, 2023 Paul Williams

Have you ever seen a Tifo quite like it? The fans of Urawa Red Diamonds are known across the continent, in fact probably across the world, for their full stadium Tifo efforts at previous AFC […]

OPINION

OPINION: AFC must soon confront the looming question over Russia

December 20, 2022 Martin Lowe

As the world revels in the aftermath of Lionel Messi’s career pinnacle, the pace of change in international football propels us forward towards a new year, and a new cycle on the road to World […]

OPINION

OPINION: What is a ‘normal’ World Cup experience?

December 9, 2022 Paul Williams

The Asian Game’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is proudly sponsored by SMC. Normal is one of those words in the English language that means different things to different people. A person’s […]

AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

OPINION: AFC charts new path forward for club competitions – but are they on the right track?

October 28, 2022 Martin Lowe

Back in April, the AFC commissioned an innocuous looking taskforce, that was instructed by Sheikh Salman himself to “transform (Asia’s) Elite Club Football into a more attractive stage to improve technical performance, drive commercial value […]

OPINION

OPINION: Asian Cup announcement magnifies divide in Asian football

October 17, 2022 Martin Lowe

Five months on from the withdrawal of China’s as host of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the AFC announced today that the 18th AFC Asian Cup, previously due to take place in less than nine […]

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