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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
Stick or twist? Moriyasu faces Suzuki dilemma
What started as a question mark heading into the tournament, grew firstly into a dilemma and is now a full-blown problem that…
FEATURE
Why the match against Japan is more than just football for Iran
The day of reckoning has arrived for Iran. Five years after the Al-Ain agony and a 3-0 defeat in the semi-final of…
ANALYSIS
Style or substance? Australia confronts its identity crisis
Not for the first time Australia finds itself battling a crisis of identity; caught between who it is and who it wants…
ANALYSIS
Korea’s unseen maestro ready to energise Taegeuk Warriors against Australia
He’s Korea Republic’s pass master and he’s promised to bring the energy in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup when his…
FEATURE
Eccentric Šegrt propels Tajikistan from underdogs to ‘black’ horses
Ahead of the biggest match in Tajikistan’s history, Petar Šegrt didn’t make the same mistake that he had ahead of what was…
ANALYSIS
Doubts linger despite winning form for Iran
Iran is one of the three teams to win all three of their matches in the group stage of the AFC Asian…
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.