football

Afshin Ghotbi has had a well-traveled football career. Can he lead J-League team Shimizu S-Pulse to glory?

It won’t necessarily be easy, but there’s plenty of football potential that can be developed in Burma.

Borussia Dortmund player Shinji Kagawa is already a star. Will he become Asia’s most expensive ever player?

A spat over the tiny but resource rich Abu Musa island between UAE and Iran means football fans suffer.

North Korea’s rocket launch grabbed headlines, but its football team is showing it can also play well with others.

Football giant Real Madrid is thinking big with a $1 billion leisure complex plan for the United Arab Emirates.

As the J-League begins, it’s worth remembering how Japan’s football players stepped up after the tsunami.

Football’s governing body had argued that wearing the hijab was a safety problem. It’s had a change of heart.

Football is a rare unifying force for Lebanon. Thanks to South Korea, the World Cup finals could be as well.

Park Ji-sung may be Asia’s most successful football star. He deserved his turn with Manchester United’s armband.

The J-League has made clear it wants to keep its distance from the Yakuza. Can Japanese football stay clean?

Worried corruption among referees was driving fans away, Chinese authorities are cracking down on bribery.