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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
The A-League’s alarming ‘Melbourne Problem’
Cast your mind back to the last time Melbourne Victory played an A-League Grand Final at…
Sailors eye Asian glory after changing the game in Singapore
Not since 1994 has a Singaporean side played in a game of such magnitude. Back then…
Al Ahli emerge from the shadows on a famous Jeddah night
Not since 2016 have Al Ahli experienced a night like this. On that occasion it was…
Kawasaki the last hope for the East amidst a sea change in Asia
Asian football has changed, that much we know. Kawasaki Frontale’s AFC Champions League Elite semi-final against…
Al Hilal put Gwangju to the sword in statement win
They might’ve been in Jeddah rather than their usual abode in Riyadh, but the Blue Wave…
What we learned as Asian Qualifiers near thrilling conclusion
Qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will come down to the wire in June. After…
Van Dijk’s concern with Indonesia’s naturalisation push
This is one of those weeks where Sergio van Dijk wishes he was 15 years younger.…
Kijima charts unorthodox path to professional football
Earlier this year, in just his seventh league appearance, Hosei Kijima shared the pitch with Lionel…
A new era awaits for Australian football
A new chapter in the history of Australian football will be written on tonight when Tony…
The Chicken Korma that changed Ashleigh Plumptre’s life
Ashleigh Plumptre had just arrived back home in Leicester from a holiday in the USA, visiting…
Johnson: Second division “will exist” in Australia
Football Australia CEO, James Johnson, has moved to allay fears the proposed National Second Division may…
How Banaat FC is changing the face of women’s football in the UAE
In the United Arab Emirates, August 28 is Emirati Women’s Day, a chance to celebrate the…