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For Asia’s super rich, owning a European football club may mean more than having a plaything at their disposal, with experts noting that such investments can have the potential to generate rich returns. SINGAPORE: Asian tycoons have been digging deep into their pockets for stakes in European football clubs, and the latest to join the ranks is Chinese businessman…
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Cyril Radcliffe was a civil servant who was little known outside British bureaucratic circles before 1947. However, the events which transpired in August of the same year would etch his name into eternity. On 17 August 1947, details about the Radcliffe Line were published, dividing 450, square kilometres to partition India and Pakistan. Chaos and civil disorder…
Asian Football Teams
The Asian Cup, which wrapped up in Sydney at the weekend, was a wonderful event for so many reasons, including the football. Yet globally, it has lived in the shadow of the African Cup of Nations. And for good reason. The Asian confederation represents the majority of the world’s population, some of its richest countries and many of its biggest economies. Yet…
Football in Asia
The eyes of the football world have been firmly focused on the Far East on some top European, South American and African talents. But what of the region to the south of China and all the way down to Indonesia – a heavily populated and generally football-mad part of the world, but one which barely registers an international profile in the sport? Southeast Asia…
British Asians in Football
Bradford City s Zesh Rehman, the only British Pakistani to have played in the Premier League, during his days at Fulham. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images As clubs such as Chelsea look to develop British Asian footballers, the growing number of supporters of subcontinental origin feel at home in grounds In a column last week, Dear Gérard, How times have changed…
Asian Soccer Players
Timor Leste s Patrick Fabiano, (far left) was one of the 12 players declared ineligible by the Asia Football Confederation disciplinary committee. Joshua Paul/AP hide caption toggle caption Joshua Paul/AP Timor Leste s Patrick Fabiano, (far left) was one of the 12 players declared ineligible by the Asia Football Confederation disciplinary committee. Joshua Paul/AP…
Asian Football Tips
Claudio Ranieri and Alejandro Sabella are the latest to be linked to become the next manager of the Thailand national team. There will be literally dozens of big names who will apply for the position. I hope it goes to a coach who really wants the job, and not just a take the money and run merchant. Having worked under Peter Reid and Bryan Robson, as assistant…
Top 10 Asian Football Players
Son Heung-min had a memorable 2014, but where did he rank in the top 10? It has certainly been an up-and-down year for Asian football and ESPN FC has a go at choosing the 10 best performers of 2014. 10. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Arabi and Qatar) The Algerian-born star scored six goals to help the men in maroon lift the West Asian Football Federation Championship in…
Asians in Football
In the movie Airplane! when a lady requests light reading material, she is promptly handed a leaflet titled “Famous Jewish Sports Legends.” “Famous Asian Sports Legends” might not be much more voluminous than that leaflet, either, but at least there’s an Ichiro Suzuki here and a Yao Ming there. But when it comes to the gladiator sport of American football, will…
Asian Football Confederation Career
Genius Sports to develop new Competition Management system for AFC Member Association leagues and tournaments Representatives of Genius Sports at the AFC s Competition Management Workshop The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has entered into an agreement with Genius Sports, a global leader in sports data technology, distribution and commercialisation services…
Asian Football Games
On April 29, at 10:01 p.m., soccer fans Simon Miller and Paul Langley lost their faith in the sport. The Irish men were sitting in City Calling Stadium in Longford, Ireland, and their team, Athlone Town FC, was behind 1:2. In the 80th minute of play, a Facebook message alert popped up on their mobile phones. A man who had been monitoring football bets for years…
Asian Teams
The tortuous sale of the legendary Italian soccer club A.C. Milan to a consortium led by the previously unknown investor Li Yonghong was closed on Thursday. It s just one of a series of sales of storied soccer clubs to Chinese buyers, either closed or pending. The purchase of A.C. Milan for €740 million ($788 million), including debt, is being funded in part…
Asian Football Players in Europe
United Arab Emirates complete their preparations ahead of their Asian Cup semi final with hosts Australia on Tuesday. When Asian players start to make names for themselves at home, the question is usually not far behind. It s almost a testament to their talent. At some points someone says: Yes, but are they good enough for the big European leagues? In the…
Asian Football Forum
Yes Simon Johnson Director of Corporate Affairs at the Football Association There is no question that football has come a long way in recent times in involving ethnic minorities in the game. There is still much work to do, particularly in bringing more people from the Asian communities into the sport, but it is important to recognise that we now have the principles…
Best Asian Soccer Team
The Iranian men’s national beach soccer team (file photo) The Iranian men’s national beach soccer team has maintained its place as the best squad in Asia in the newest edition of the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) rankings, and claimed the fifth spot in the world. According to the latest monthly rankings released by the BSWW, the organization responsible for the…
Asian Soccer Teams
Asia is a big continent, so it s hard to make sweeping generalizations. I think Zac meant specifically Far East countries like the two Koreas, China, and Japan. So I ll focus on those. The short answer is that yes, there is a physical gap, and it matters. Yet it probably does not matter as much as many think it does. And it comes with two big qualifiers: 1- it…
Asian Football Live
The Indian football team is in Yangon to play an Asian Cup Qualifying game. Myanmar have faced India 17 times in the past, with India winning on just four occasions. Their south-eastern neighbours on the other hand have got the better of them ten times. Despite India’s indigent records against most teams in world football, their poor numbers against Myanmar makes…
Asian National Football Teams
Three players from the I-League champions have also made it to Stephen Constantine s initial list for the camp in Mumbai.. Indian national team coach Stephen Constantine has drafted an initial list of 35 players for a conditioning camp in Mumbai before The Blue Tigers take to the field for a crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifier game against Kyrgyz Republic. There…
Best Asian Player
From Japan, South Korea and Australia, all the way to Iran, Iraq, and Uzbekistan, Asian players have moved to Europe to advance their football career. At Football Channel Asia , we start tracking performance rating of Asian footballers who currently play at top seven European leagues of England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands and Turkey. The following…
Top 10 Asian footballers
Kewell’s life at Anfield never quite reached the heights he would have hoped, with injuries a constant companion. He was part of the magical night in Istanbul when Liverpool pulled off an unbelievable comeback and beat AC Milan in the UCL final in 2005, but he limped off before half-time after being handed a start by Rafael Benitez. After that his career took…