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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.
OPINION
OPINION: Why ‘NQH’ must leave Vietnam
Phones, shoes, motorbikes and much more besides: if there’s a product to be advertised in Vietnam there’s a good chance that Nguyen…
ANALYSIS
Coaches under pressure as qualifying heats up
The slow burner that is World Cup qualification draws to a close for the calendar year this week, as we hit the…
ANALYSIS
Take II: Red vs Blue in epic ACL finale
It’s often said the sequel is never as good as the original, but this year’s AFC Champions League final will hopefully buck…
ANALYSIS
Will the real Urawa Reds please stand up
If you only watch Urawa play in continental competition you could be forgiven for thinking that they’re amongst the best Asian club…
OPINION
OPINION: Al Hilal is Asia’s biggest club
You can use a lot of different metrics to define ‘biggest’ – crowds, trophies, and in the modern world that we live…
ANALYSIS
A slice of history awaits 4.25 SC in AFC Cup final
One way or another today’s AFC Cup final will prove to be a historic occasion for Asian football; two debutants from two…
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.