EXPLORE THE ASIAN GAME
Football through an Asian lens.
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TOURNAMENTS & COMPETITIONS
The tournaments, championships and competitions shaping football across Asia — from national teams to the continental club game.
ANALYSIS
Qatar complete historic title defence
‘2019 Done. 2023 Loading…’ The banner briefly unfurled by the Qatari fans in the fading moments of injury…
ANALYSIS
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 Asian Cup…
ANALYSIS
Why Team Melli divides, rather than unites, Iran
Sporting successes typically unites nations, especially during difficult times, providing its populace with a shared source of pride.…
ANALYSIS
Class shines through as Afif stars in Qatar’s renaissance
Spare a thought for Aymen Hussein, the Iraq striker whose tournament ended a week and a half ago,…
ANALYSIS
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 – a game…
ANALYSIS
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 but could…