ANALYSIS

Deeper examination of the trends, tactics and issues defining the Asian game.

Ruthless Japan show a new side in Spain slaughter

Futoshi Ikeda has run counter to the traditional principals of Nadeshiko football and executed a pragmatic…

In the end, it just wasn’t meant to be for the Philippines, as the Filipinas bowed…

South Korea’s challenge at the FIFA Women’s World Cup fizzled out at a damp and occasionally…

An inspired second-half performance from Wang Shuang has kept China’s FIFA Women’s World Cup hopes alive…

Vietnam’s adventure at the FIFA Women’s World Cup came to an end on Thursday after the…

The Nadeshiko have earned their place in the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World…

What a night for Philippine football. The Philippines earned a historic 1-0 victory over hosts New…

South Korea’s hopes of making a winning start to their FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia &…

South Korea will go into the FIFA Women’s World Cup full of confidence, buoyed by their…

Japan’s FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign is off to a winning start as they swept aside…

Playing at a World Cup for the first time minnows Vietnam fell to a 3-0 defeat…

The Philippines suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of a more experienced Switzerland in the…