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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
All or Nothing: Iraq
Through coaching changes, squad infighting and the incoming of a creative genius named Zidane, Iraq are down but not out in World…
OPINION
2022 Women’s Asian Cup: Our experts’ verdict on all 12 teams
The 20th edition of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup begins this week in India – hosting the tournament for the first time…
INTERVIEW
Matildas clash ‘just another game’: Stajcic
New Philippines coach Alen Stajcic would have every reason to be out for revenge when his Philippines side face Australia on Match…
ANALYSIS
Japan to test new system at India 2022
Futoshi Ikeda and his Nadeshiko side have assembled at the impressive JFA Dream Field training facility in Chiba for preparations ahead of…
ANALYSIS
Expanded Women’s Asian Cup offers hope for developing nations
For the first time in almost two decades, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup has expanded to feature 12 teams at this year’s…
INTERVIEW
Philippines’ Bolden and Quezada aiming high at India 2022
Four years ago in Jordan, the Philippines women’s national team achieved its best ever finish at an AFC Women’s Asian Cup with…
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.