Asia’s Rising Stars: Anirudh Thapa
After pleasing and frustrating in equal measures at the Asian Cup, India is once again piercing the continent’s footballing consciousness. With ongoing rumbles concerning [...]
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Asia’s Rising Stars: Nguyễn Quang Hải
Words by Tom Danicek With thanks to Vietnam Football and V.League Stats Straight out of the gate, let’s deal with the lingering tinge of scepticism in the room tied to the [...]
Asia’s Rising Stars: Hamad Al-Shamsan
A couple of weeks on from the Asian Cup final, our Asia’s Rising Stars series continues with Martin Lowe’s look at one of the most complete defensive talents to come out [...]
Asia’s Rising Stars: Safaa Hadi
Words by Tom Danicek With thanks to Hassanin Mubarak and IraqFootball.me Back in 2015, in the immediate aftermath of the last Asian Cup, we rolled out a series called [...]
An ode to 2019 Qatar – A club side among national teams
Words by Tom Danicek Friday’s Qatari success at the Asian Cup made for as big a satisfaction as any #AsianFootballPassionate could have possibly hoped for. It was a triumph [...]
Sandals For Goalposts 