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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.
FEATURE
Guilherme De Paula: Malaysia’s man of the moment
As a Badminton-loving nation, seeing a 7-0 scoreline midway during a game won’t bother a Malaysian much as it means the game…
ANALYSIS
Hidalgo holds Sri Pahang’s hopes in his hands
On a humid night in Kuantan, on the East Coast of the Malaysias peninsular, a young and diminutive Argentinian was about to…
ANALYSIS
Fortune favours the brave in expanded ACL
After an adrenaline-fuelled 60 matches across 16 days, the AFC Champions League group stage has drawn to a close in the West.…
ANALYSIS
Istiklol ready to fly the flag for Tajik football
This week marks the return of this year’s AFC Champions League. While it emerges later than planned, hosted in centralised venues across…
ANALYSIS
How BG Pathum United went from relegation to Thailand’s dominant force
The club formerly known as Bangkok Glass looked on in frustration as Muangthong United and Buriram United achieved what seemed like instant…
FEATURE
Mongolia’s progress to be tested amid hectic schedule
We’re about to hit what should have been the half way point along the Road to Qatar 2022 and while no one…
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.