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April 05, 2023
Indonesia Shoots Itself in the Football
By Dave Smith
In refusing to host Israel at the upcoming U-20 World Cup, political leaders in Bali have not just cost the country its hosting rights. They have also incurred lasting reputational damage.
March 30, 2023
Tears, Anger as Indonesia Loses U20 World Cup, Faces FIFA Sanctions
By Niniek Karmini and Graham Dunbar
Indonesians are in an uproar after rejection of the Israeli team cost their country its chance to host a global football tournament.
December 05, 2022
Why We’re Watching Japan and South Korea at the World Cup
By Layne Vandenberg
The performances of the Japanese and South Korean men’s national teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup have embodied the stories we love to hear and watch.
October 19, 2022
Indonesia’s Jokowi Pledges to Improve Stadium Safety After Stampede
By Sebastian Strangio
The world soccer governing body has pledged to help Jakarta improve safety and infrastructure in the run-up to next year's Under-20 FIFA World Cup.
May 19, 2020
Sports Behind Closed Doors: Lessons from the Koreas
By Layne Vandenberg
Post-COVID sports may resemble the October 2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifier between the men’s national teams from North and South Korea.
June 25, 2018
Asia Winning World Cup (Off The Field, That Is)
By Anthony Fensom
China's team may not have made it, but its companies are well represented at the World Cup.
February 15, 2018
Southeast Asia's African Football Slaves
By Jeremy Luedi
Hoping to become football stars, young West Africans are coming to Southeast Asia in droves. Some will never make it home.
January 03, 2017
Football Leaks: The Kazakh Connection
By Paolo Sorbello
A Kazakh family is at the center of a scandal that unveiled murky deals in the global world of football.
October 31, 2014
Weather Issues Might Yet Shift 2022 World Cup
By Samuel Chi
If human rights abuses can’t persuade FIFA, the heat might do the job.
September 25, 2014
Could Qatar Lose the World Cup?
By Samuel Chi
Is FIFA finally ready to yank the World Cup away from its controversial 2022 host nation?
October 03, 2013
Brutal Migrant Labor and Heat: Qatar Unfit to Hold the World Cup
Ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the world should heed lessons from the past.
April 02, 2013
Potential Winter World Cup 2022 Debate Rages
Lawyers and soccer associations are still sorting out the implications of a World Cup in Qatar’s summer heat.
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