EXPLORE THE ASIAN GAME
Football through an Asian lens.
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NATIONAL TEAMS
International football across Asia — the teams, players, tournaments and stories shaping the game across the continent.
FEATURE
Qatar 1976: The origins of one of Asia’s great rivalries
The greatest ever Gulf Cup? Veteran watchers of this most regional, beloved tournament will tell you it was…
ANALYSIS
Gulf Cup: Hélio Sousa magic, slow starts and newfound Saudi identity
For a neutral observer, this year’s Gulf Cup could hardly have offered a more tempting final menu. Two…
FEATURE
The man behind the Lions of Mesopotamia
Picture this. It’s the semi final of the AFC Asian Cup and your nation is one of the…
ANALYSIS
Que Ngoc Hai leading from the back
Finally the region – and beyond – is starting to wake up to the talents that Vietnamese football…
ANALYSIS
Behind the Numbers: Could Sri Lanka stay goalless?
Five qualifiers in and one whole(-ish) round behind them, Sri Lanka are still sitting on a frustrating and…
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…
