ANALYSIS

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

Jordan reach the promised land after decades of near-misses

As his name echoed around the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, there was no doubting who Jordanian…

Asian football’s biggest nearly men lived up to their own infamous billing on Saturday evening, as…

What started as a question mark heading into the tournament, grew firstly into a dilemma and…

Not for the first time Australia finds itself battling a crisis of identity; caught between who…

He’s Korea Republic’s pass master and he’s promised to bring the energy in the quarter-finals of…

Iran is one of the three teams to win all three of their matches in the…

When it mattered most, suddenly Indonesia became the team they have always had the potential to…

After two weeks of relentless international competition, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 has reached its knockout…

The pained look on Roberto Mancini’s face as he shook hands with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Stefan…

For an arena that only hosted its first match after the global pandemic, the Education City…

More than a decade and a half after they, against all odds, lifted the AFC Asian…

Uzbekistan’s comfortable 3-0 victory over India on Thursday may not been too surprising for most in…