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Mousa Al-Tamari: The Asian star nobody talks about
From Jordan to Ligue 1, the story of one of Asian football's most overlooked talents.
Ammouta aims for Asian glory in familiar surroundings
The year is 2000. A young Qatari journalist named Khalid Jassem, in his 20s, is interviewing…
History and immortality on the line in unlikely Asian Cup Final
History beckons and immortality awaits for whoever emerges victorious from one of the most unlikely AFC…
Afif and Al-Taamari in final battle for supremacy
When Qatar and Jordan played in a pre-Asian Cup friendly at the start of January –…
Jordan’s Dynamic Duo: Al-Naimat and Al-Taamari continue to shine
There was something exuberant about it, move after move, a noticeable pattern that you could recognise…
Jordan reach the promised land after decades of near-misses
As his name echoed around the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, there was no doubting who Jordanian…
Pride & Passion: Jordan eye historic final berth
One of the first times I visited Jordan, I was sat at a barbers’ shop on…
Coaches under pressure as qualifying heats up
The slow burner that is World Cup qualification draws to a close for the calendar year…
Style & Identity: Asian football seeks a way forward
Identity in football is hot business at the moment, and like anything that is proven to…