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OUR VIEW: How best to utilise Son Heung-min
Korea Republic are gearing up for their eighth straight FIFA World Cup appearance, looking to replicate their heroics from 2002, when they made the semi-final on home soil. But how realistic is that ambition, and […]
Tahsin Jamshid: The boy from two worlds ready to shine on the world stage
Jamshid wears it on his sleeves. The football, the Sevens circuit, the Calicut University years. He is an accountant in Doha now. He has been an accountant in Doha for nearly 30 years. That is […]
FIFA World Cup Preview: Korea, Qatar & Australia
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is almost upon us, and that means it is time for our team-by-team previews of all nine AFC nations taking part across the United States, Canada and Mexico. We start […]
Is history about to repeat for Qatar on the world stage?
Three and a half years on from their infamous group stage elimination, Qatar return to the FIFA World Cup under vastly different circumstances. The scrutiny is lower, the expectations more subdued, yet any sense of […]
The three burning questions from Japan’s World Cup squad selections
Hajime Moriyasu announced the squad for the FIFA World Cup on Friday, 15 May amid high anticipation and increased scrutiny as Japan hopes to break barriers to get past the Round of 16 in this […]
Tunnel Vision: Dejan Damjanovic
Football chooses us. We chase its highs. And one day… the game ends. Host Ryan Walters sits with players seconds from a World Cup Final as their careers flash before their eyes. Matches, milestones, moments, […]


