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EDITORIAL
Stories that look beyond the scoreline.
Reporting, analysis, interviews and ideas that explore Asian football through the people, places and forces shaping the game.
THE LEAD
ANALYSIS
The Nations League is coming: The AFC’s plan to reshape Asian football
Three tiers, promotion and relegation, a biennial finals series and new pathways to the Asian Cup…
EXPLORE EDITORIAL
Four ways into the stories, ideas and conversations shaping Asian football.
FEATURES
Long-form stories exploring the people, places and forces shaping Asian football.
ANALYSIS
Context, insight and explanation that looks beyond the result to understand why it matters.
OPINION
Arguments, perspectives and ideas from writers with something meaningful to say about the Asian game.
INTERVIEWS
Conversations with the players, coaches and figures whose experiences help explain the game from within.
FROM THE LENS
Stories that reflect how we see Asian football.
TAG
A new lens for a new era
When The Asian Game launched in 2017, it was built on a simple belief: Asian football deserved to…
ANALYSIS
More football, or better football? Asia’s international game at a crossroads
From Southeast Asia to the Gulf, regional tournaments remain deeply embedded in Asian football culture. But…
FEATURE
When South America came calling: India’s enduring ties with Brazil and Uruguay
Brazil and Uruguay arrive in Kolkata for a historic international window, but the connections run far…
LATEST EDITORIAL
The latest reporting, analysis and conversations from across Asian football.
FEATURE
Matildas mania to boost Women’s Asian Cup as Asia enters a new era
The FIFA Women’s World Cup was almost a year ago, but walking the streets of Adelaide last week you wouldn’t know it…
ANALYSIS
China begin to believe again under Milicic
The last time China walked off a pitch in Adelaide, they did so with their heads slumped low, almost too embarrassed to…
ANALYSIS
Urawa crowned Queens of Asia
Urawa Reds Ladies produced a dominant performance in to claim the AFC Women’s Club Championship title with a 2-1 win over Hyundai…
ANALYSIS
Planning for the future: Uzbekistan reap the rewards of youth focus
Professional, composed, effective. Some of the superlatives used to describe an unerringly comprised, potentially historic victory for Uzbekistan as they moved one…
FEATURE
Are we witnessing the awakening of Asia’s sleeping giant?
The premise of this article has been written periodically for the past few decades, that’s how long Indonesia has been talked about…
ANALYSIS
Urawa unrest as AFC shelve plans for Women’s Club Championship final
An array of banners protesting the AFC’s surprise decision to cancel next month’s AFC Women’s Club Championship final were unveiled by the…
THE ASIAN LENS
The game is bigger than the ninety minutes.
Asian football is shaped by history, identity, ambition, culture, politics and place. Our journalism exists to understand those forces — and tell the stories that emerge from them.