ANALYSIS
2022 J.League season preview
The J.League returns for its landmark 30th season as things, hopefully, start to get back to a semblance of normality across the nation. With four teams relegated to J2 and a pair – Jubilo Iwata […]
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PODCAST
TAG Extra: One-on-One with Nawaf Al-Temyat
In a very special bonus edition of The Asian Game podcast, we continue our build up to this year’s AFC Champions League Final between Al Hilal and Pohang Steelers by talking to legendary Al Hilal […]
PODCAST
TAG Podcast: Episode 75
We are joined by two of the most knowledgeable men covering Asian football – Wael Jabir and Ryan Walters – to run the rule over Al Hilal and Pohang Steelers ahead of this week’s AFC […]
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TAG Podcast: Episode 72
Scott, Michael and Paul return to discuss the biggest issues and topics in Asian football, including the perilous state of Chinese giants Guangzhou FC (formerly Guangzhou Evergrande), FIFA’s plans for a biennial FIFA World Cup…and […]
PODCAST
The Asian Game – Episode 70
On this week’s show we review the action from the recently completed group stage of the AFC Champions League (East Zone) and ask whether the new expanded format is working as intended, plus Dejan Damjanovic […]
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Fortune favours the brave in expanded ACL
After an adrenaline-fuelled 60 matches across 16 days, the AFC Champions League group stage has drawn to a close in the West. A non-stop feast of football that had fans gasping for air after half […]
ANALYSIS
Istiklol ready to fly the flag for Tajik football
This week marks the return of this year’s AFC Champions League. While it emerges later than planned, hosted in centralised venues across the region rather than the traditional home and away format, the new campaign […]
PODCAST
The Asian Game – Episode 65
We return for 2021 with Scott back in the hosting chair as we look back at this week’s official draw for the AFC Champions League and ponder what might be for the competition this year. […]
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TAG Extra – AFC Champions League Final
On our final episode of 2020 we look ahead to this weekend’s big AFC Champions League final between South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai and Iran’s Persepolis. We are joined by two of the sharpest and most […]
AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
OPINION: Yokohama destined for ACL success
In the summer of 2019 Manchester City visited their ‘sister club’ in Japan and walked away with a 3-1 win against Yokohama F.Marinos but it was a chat between the two like-minded coaches afterwards that […]