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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
Vale Pim Verbeek
The world, not just the footballing world, but the world has lost a special soul. Pim Verbeek was many things – footballer,…
ANALYSIS
How Al Hilal became Kings of Asia
Nineteen years after their last success, Al Hilal are once against champions of Asia. But how did they get the job done?…
ANALYSIS
Que Ngoc Hai leading from the back
Finally the region – and beyond – is starting to wake up to the talents that Vietnamese football possesses and this recognition…
ANALYSIS
Behind the Numbers: Could Sri Lanka stay goalless?
Five qualifiers in and one whole(-ish) round behind them, Sri Lanka are still sitting on a frustrating and unprecedented zero goals scored.…
INTERVIEW
Mahdi Khalil dreams of a bright future
With the AFC Cup in the bag, Mahdi Khalil has set his sights on the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and his…
ANALYSIS
Indonesia – Asia’s most confused and confusing side
The prospect of four Southeast Asian sides squaring off in hard-fought battles and conspiring to topple the UAE in Group G was…
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.