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 [...]
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WCQ: Tense opening to the final round of qualifiers
The business end of the World Cup Qualification cycle in Asia begun in earnest on Thursday as the top 12 ranked sides on the continent kick-started their final push along the [...]
Olympics: Day 3 Observations (Asia)
Going into Wednesday night’s final group stage matches in Brazil, Asia still held hopes that all three of their participants would make it through to the Olympic knockout [...]
Olympics: Day 2 Observations (Asia)
Sunday night saw the second round of Olympic group stage matches, a night that’ll live long in the memory with Asian football fans despite all three encounters finishing in [...]
Olympics: Day 1 Observations (Asia)
It was a mixed bag for Asia’s representatives on Olympic opening night, recording a win, loss and draw over their three matches. It was a late one for our own Tom [...]
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