EXPLORE THE ASIAN GAME
Football through an Asian lens.
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CLUB FOOTBALL
Club football across Asia — the teams, leagues, rivalries and competitions driving the game across the continent.
ANALYSIS
Old stars, new threats and Saudi warning signs
Takashi Usami rolled back the years, Esteghlal upset expectations and Saudi Arabia’s heavyweights found life difficult…
FEATURE
Through triumph and tragedy: the remarkable story of Tai Po
Tai Po have fallen, rebuilt and risen again. After tragedy struck their community and amid renewed…
ANALYSIS
Islom Ismoilov: The face of a new Uzbek football
At just 34, Islom Ismoilov is already reshaping expectations of an Uzbek coach. Now, as Neftchi…
ANALYSIS
The price of progress: Southeast Asia’s Champions League gamble
Southeast Asia enters the new AFC Champions League Elite with unprecedented opportunity. But as Thailand, Vietnam…
ANALYSIS
Watkins and Saudi football’s battle for respect
Three years since the Saudi Pro League began challenging football’s established order, the response from Europe remains largely…
OPINION
POD VERDICT: Who will win the ACL Elite Final?
So the stage is set again for another compelling AFC Champions League Elite Final, between two teams with…
