Asian Football

16th Asian Cup Preview: Group C (Iran, Qatar, BAHRAIN, UAE)

Asian Cup Preview: Group C Group C As the tournament kicked off with an exciting come from behind victory for…

9 years ago

16th Asian Cup Preview: Group B

  SAUDI ARABIA Group B represents a good opportunity for those nations that have not had great success in the…

9 years ago

The 16th Asian Cup Preview: Group A

Preceding the other big international events, such as the Australian Open tennis and the African Cup of Nations, to kick-off…

9 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

Turkey Moves To Prevent Protests In Stadiums And On Campus

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has announced a series of measures to prevent soccer stadiums and university…

11 years ago

Tactical Retreat: Ultras Absent From Protests In Egypt And Turkey

Militant, highly politicized soccer fans who played key roles in the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, opposition to post-Mubarak…

11 years ago

Socceroos Golden Generation – Step Aside, There’s New Kids In Town!

Now that the Socceroos (Australia’s football team) have qualified for the world cup, albeit in nail biting fashion once again,…

11 years ago

Asian Football Focus: Saudi Arabia To Allow Women Into Stadiums

Saudi Arabia, under domestic and international pressure to grant women sporting rights, is creating separate stadium sections so that female…

11 years ago

Players’ complaints overshadow Qatari attempts to project improved workers’ rights

Employment-related complaints by two international players, one of whom is barred from leaving Qatar, threaten to overshadow the 2022 World…

11 years ago