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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
Filipino football’s fight for relevancy
It may be very difficult to imagine it now, but there was actually a time when Filipinos came out in numbers to…
ANALYSIS
Luqman Hakim: The quest for Malaysia’s next superstar
Generational Talent. It’s a term that, in an ideal world, should not be thrown around. But in Malaysia, cries of the next…
FEATURE
Home comforts – is history repeating?
Remember when Omar Abdulrahman burst onto the scene at London 2012, dazzling football pundits the world over and winning an army of…
OPINION
OPINION: Durakovic earned a chance at A-League redemption
If you believe the rumour mill, Melbourne Victory has their heart set on Arthur Papas, Ange Postecoglou’s current right-hand man at reigning…
FEATURE
Nabeel Anwar’s unlikely road to the big stage
This story begins in the Chinese city of Wuhan nine months ago. No, it’s not what you think; this is not about…
FEATURE
Vale Ahmed Radhi
“I still remember the moment when the old Kurdish peddler came into the house, accompanied by my father, to pick up our…
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.