From Lebanon in the west to Japan in the east, and everything in between, Asia is a vast mass of people – literally more than half the world’s population – with different culture, race, religion and economic circumstance in each of the 47 countries that makes up the Asian Football Confederation.
From tropical oasis to urban metropolis, from desert sands to remote wilderness, the landscape is as vibrant and diverse as the people who inhabit it.
But one thing links every one of the nearly 4.5 billion that call this part of the world home – football. Football is the thread that links a ‘salaryman’ in Tokyo to a street vendor in Baghdad.
Football has a rich history right across Asia, with stories and legends dating back decades, even centuries. But often they are stories confined to just one small part of this wonderful continent, rarely told outside their geographic confines.
Our mission at The Asian Game is to bring these stories to you.
Through our podcast, which has already had more than 40,000 downloads, and our new website, we aim to bring you stories, interviews and features on the players, clubs and national teams that have, and continue to contribute to the rich tapestry of Asian football.
We hope through The Asian Game we can grow a deeper appreciation and understanding of the unique and diverse world that is Asian football.
Football is the beautiful game, it is the world game.
This is The Asian Game.