PODCAST
TAG Extra: AFC Cup Final
We sit down with legendary Muharraq and Bahraini goalkeeper Sayed Mohammed Jaffer to discuss this week’s AFC Cup final and get his memories of the last time the Bahraini club lifted the trophy in 2008. […]
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ANALYSIS
Asia readies itself for pivotal fortnight
A 10-0 victory for Japan over Myanmar on Friday. A 7-0 win for China over Guam on Sunday. Following on from an emphatically one-sided March (three matches, 22-0 cumulative scoreline), World Cup qualification in Asia is […]
OPINION
OPINION: Is it time Asia introduced a Nations League?
It’s been over 16 months since we last had regular competitive international football across the whole of Asia. With this month’s World Cup qualification round of matches hit again by the disruption of a global […]
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 […]
ANALYSIS
Qatar takes the lead in Asia, but now need to deliver where it matters
Fresh from saving this year’s domestic continental season in Asia, Qatar go one step further this week, with a parting gift to a year of misery in international football. Over a year has passed since […]
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OPINION: Back to the future for the AFC Champions League
No one really knows what a post COVID-19 world will look like, especially when it comes to sport. The pandemic has wrought havoc on the sporting landscape in every corner of the globe, and Asia […]
PODCAST
The Asian Game – Episode 53
On an Iranian themed show, we are joined by the respected host of the BBC World Football podcast, Mani Djazmi, to discuss the state of Asian football, as well as his beloved Iran. Plus we […]
OPINION
OPINION: Iran’s slow response raises eyebrows
Ever since East Asia was plagued with Coronavirus, starting on 31 December in China, clubs from across Asia were monitoring the situation and its effect on their fixtures. A month after the first case of […]
PODCAST
The Asian Game – Episode 50
As the Coronavirus spreads further around the world, Scott and Paul discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on football here in Asia, and we hear from Nantong Zhiyun coach Gary White about what it’s like […]