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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
How Chiang Rai defied the odds to take the title
One of the most dramatic final days in Thai League history took place on Sunday, and Gian Chansrichawla explains how Chiang Rai…
FEATURE
The Hezbollah Club
“A Hezbollah team,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his UN speech, referring to Hezbollah’s missile facilities that were allegedly hidden…
FEATURE
The cult of the Thai club presidents
As the 2019 Thai League season approached a thrilling climax, a well-known media outlet highlighted the three-horse race the battle for the…
ANALYSIS
Light at the end of the tunnel for Indian football
With their mood at a deflated low after their home World Cup qualification draw with subcontinent rivals Bangladesh, Indian football fans will…
FEATURE
‘Lights of Rome’: Remembering UAE’s golden generation
Thirty years to the day that Emirati football history was created, Ali Khaled looks back on that historic day in Singapore. It…
FEATURE
Honda driving Cambodia forward
Keisuke Honda has never been afraid to forge his own path. His unique personality sets him apart in the world of Japanese…
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.