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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.
INTERVIEW
Papas blazing a trail in Kagoshima
“Philosophically I’m the same person I was when I was seven years old playing on a really average pitch in Melbourne and…
ANALYSIS
Top five young Central Asian players to watch in 2021
Despite being touted by some as a future Asian football hotspot, Central Asian football is typically not given a huge amount of…
ANALYSIS
Qatar takes the lead in Asia, but now need to deliver where it matters
Fresh from saving this year’s domestic continental season in Asia, Qatar go one step further this week, with a parting gift to…
OPINION
OPINION: Yokohama destined for ACL success
In the summer of 2019 Manchester City visited their ‘sister club’ in Japan and walked away with a 3-1 win against Yokohama…
FEATURE
Farewell Iron Man
Go ahead and mention Dickson Nwakaeme’s name to any Malaysian football fan, it is likely that the first image to emerge in…
ANALYSIS
Lights go out for Port FC
I was uncharacteristically early to Port’s match against Muangthong United this year. Straddled with the gratuitous and bothersome red tape of 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.