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Football through an Asian lens.
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NATIONAL TEAMS
International football across Asia — the teams, players, tournaments and stories shaping the game across the continent.
FEATURE
Tajikistan’s fairytale continues amid off-field heartbreak
A week ago, Tajikistan had never scored an AFC Asian Cup goal, let alone won a match. However,…
ANALYSIS
Were Kyrgyzstan the Asian Cup’s ‘worst team’?
After two weeks of relentless international competition, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 has reached its knockout phase. Unlike…
FEATURE
China’s failure a symptom of a broken system
Chinese football is in trouble. Big trouble. That might seem like stating the bleeding obvious, like boldly claiming…
ANALYSIS
Saudi Arabia’s struggle poses questions for Mancini
The pained look on Roberto Mancini’s face as he shook hands with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Stefan Tarkovic, said…
ANALYSIS
For Iraq and its fans, Japan win means more than just an upset
For an arena that only hosted its first match after the global pandemic, the Education City Stadium has…
ANALYSIS
The hidden gem helping history repeat for Iraq
More than a decade and a half after they, against all odds, lifted the AFC Asian Cup trophy…
