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Paul Williams
Paul Williams is an Adelaide-based football writer who has reported on the comings and goings of Asian football for the past decade. Having covered the past two Asian Cups, he writes regularly about the J.League for Optus Sport in Australia, while he also regularly contributes to Arab News. Further, he has previously been published by outlets such as FOX Sports Asia, Al Jazeera English, FourFourTwo, and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows to discuss Asian football.
More from Paul Williams
OPINION: It’s time for Arif Aiman to fly
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Strugglers, rotations and drought breakers: What we learned from ACL Elite
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What we learned from the Fourth Round of Asian Qualifiers
With Qatar and Saudi Arabia advancing from the Fourth Round of Asian Qualifiers, Asia’s set of…
Chow ready to put Chengdu on the map
“Hey Asia! Guess who’s coming?” That was the message from the Chengdu Rongcheng fans emblazoned across…
Uzbekistan finally banish past demons to herald a bright new era
After so much heartbreak, and after so many near misses, Uzbekistan are going to the FIFA…
Has Indonesia’s roll of the dice paid off?
Erick Thohir rolled the dice at the start of 2025, abruptly sacking Shin Tae-yong and replacing…
Australia writing their own history under Popovic
History is written by the victors, and so when Australians look back on this qualifying campaign,…
The hard conversation Renard needs to have with his best player
As they lick their wounds and look ahead to October’s do-or-die Fourth Round, which they will…
The hard truth Palestine must face amid heartbreak
As debate rages as to whether the referee was right to award a controversial penalty to…
Behich magic delivers golden win for Australia
Tony Popovic’s face said it all. Perth Stadium was going wild, a flare was ripped among…
Australian eyes firmly on the prize ahead of Japan showdown
When Australia last played Japan, just weeks into the Tony Popovic era, they walked away with…