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EDITORIAL
Stories that look beyond the scoreline.
Reporting, analysis, interviews and ideas that explore Asian football through the people, places and forces shaping the game.
THE LEAD
ANALYSIS
The Nations League is coming: The AFC’s plan to reshape Asian football
Three tiers, promotion and relegation, a biennial finals series and new pathways to the Asian Cup…
EXPLORE EDITORIAL
Four ways into the stories, ideas and conversations shaping Asian football.
FEATURES
Long-form stories exploring the people, places and forces shaping Asian football.
ANALYSIS
Context, insight and explanation that looks beyond the result to understand why it matters.
OPINION
Arguments, perspectives and ideas from writers with something meaningful to say about the Asian game.
INTERVIEWS
Conversations with the players, coaches and figures whose experiences help explain the game from within.
FROM THE LENS
Stories that reflect how we see Asian football.
TAG
A new lens for a new era
When The Asian Game launched in 2017, it was built on a simple belief: Asian football deserved to…
ANALYSIS
More football, or better football? Asia’s international game at a crossroads
From Southeast Asia to the Gulf, regional tournaments remain deeply embedded in Asian football culture. But…
FEATURE
When South America came calling: India’s enduring ties with Brazil and Uruguay
Brazil and Uruguay arrive in Kolkata for a historic international window, but the connections run far…
LATEST EDITORIAL
The latest reporting, analysis and conversations from across Asian football.
ANALYSIS
Australia writing their own history under Popovic
History is written by the victors, and so when Australians look back on this qualifying campaign, they’ll do so looking through green…
ANALYSIS
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 likely host, Saudi Arabia will look…
ANALYSIS
The hard truth Palestine must face amid heartbreak
As debate rages as to whether the referee was right to award a controversial penalty to Oman in the last minute of…
ANALYSIS
Behich magic delivers golden win for Australia
Tony Popovic’s face said it all. Perth Stadium was going wild, a flare was ripped among the Australian fans and the players…
ANALYSIS
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 a hard-earned 1-1 draw after a…
FEATURE
The A-League’s alarming ‘Melbourne Problem’
Cast your mind back to the last time Melbourne Victory played an A-League Grand Final at AAMI Park. The season was 2014/15…
THE ASIAN LENS
The game is bigger than the ninety minutes.
Asian football is shaped by history, identity, ambition, culture, politics and place. Our journalism exists to understand those forces — and tell the stories that emerge from them.