Asian Football

A Cruyff-esque PK, a 35-year-old Goal Machine and the K League Title.

A three to nil away victory over Jeju United clinched Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor’s 3rd K League title on game 35…

9 years ago

Asian Games Final: Two Countries Still At War

Republic of Korea 1-0 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aet) History No, not that kind of history; we all know…

10 years ago

Barcelona’s Lee Seung-Woo: Worth The Transfer Embargo?

Barcelona’s La Masia product the ‘Korean Messi’ is currently setting alight the Asian Football Confederation’s Under-16 tournament held in Thailand.…

10 years ago

Football In North Korea – More Than A Public Image?

North Korea’s global isolation has been cemented over the past few years as political tensions with the US escalated, eventually…

10 years ago

Saudi Survey: Majority Of Saudis Favor Women’s Right To Sports

A vast majority of Saudis favor women having the right to fully engage in sports in a country that has…

10 years ago

Egyptian Stage Set For Confrontations With Ultras – Report

Militant, street battle-hardened soccer fans played a key role in toppling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and resisting the military rulers…

10 years ago

Turkish Soccer’s Financial Crisis Potentially Sharpens Political Divide – Report

Financially stressed Turkish soccer clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and militant…

11 years ago

Qatar: Perfecting The Art Of Scoring Own Goals

State-owned Qatari television network Al Jazeera prides itself on hard hitting, let-the chips-fall-where-they fall reporting. Yet, it has systematically avoided…

11 years ago

Turkish And Egyptian Ultras Fight For Their Existence – Report

Much like the Muslim Brotherhood, militant soccer fans in Egypt and Turkey are fighting for their existence. Turkish police raided…

11 years ago

Saudi Arabia Mulls Granting Women Access To Stadia – Report

Saudi Arabia’s secretive ruling family is mulling allowing women to attend soccer matches. No Saudi official has suggested that the…

11 years ago