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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.
ANALYSIS
Women’s World Cup Preview: South Korea
South Korea will go into the FIFA Women’s World Cup full of confidence, buoyed by their run to the final of last…
ANALYSIS
Japan sound warning with five-star performance
Japan’s FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign is off to a winning start as they swept aside a physically superior Zambia side in…
ANALYSIS
Vietnam go down fighting against USA
Playing at a World Cup for the first time minnows Vietnam fell to a 3-0 defeat to four-time world champions United States…
ANALYSIS
No shame in defeat for Filipinas in Women’s World Cup debut
The Philippines suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of a more experienced Switzerland in the opening match of the Filipinas’ maiden…
ANALYSIS
Hope among the heartbreak on historic night for Australia
The mood was convivial on the stroll through Sydney Olympic Park in the build-up to one of the most significant matches to…
ANALYSIS
Women’s World Cup Preview: Philippines
There is a community group on Facebook popular with Philippine football fans, titled “Gusto kong makita ang Azkals sa World Cup bago…
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.