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Domestic FootballThree stadiums, 265,000 seats and a 2028 deadline with no cost sheetThe Thai Live piece about a series of world-class stadiums planned in Vietnam...
International FootballIndonesia's Fate at the 2027 Asian Cup: Why Today's Decision Matters More Than a MatchOn the morning of October 21, inside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)...
International FootballIndonesia Climbs to 16th in AFC Ranking After Borneo FC Win: What the Table Doesn't SayThe 81st minute, Segiri Stadium, Samarinda, 18 October 2026. Moussa Diarra...
Domestic FootballFabio Lima and the 218-Goal Trap: Why Vietnam Should Fear South Korea More Than UAE's 34-Year-Old StrikerThe AFC has just published a short profile of Fabio Lima, UAE's naturalized...
Domestic FootballSaudi Arabia insists Asian Cup 2027 stays on schedule amid security concernsThe Saudi Arabia Local Organizing Committee (LOC) said on October 16, 2026 th...
Domestic FootballVFF Nominated for Diamond Tier for a Fourth Consecutive Time: Four Institutional Criteria and an Untouched Platinum CeilingAt 2:17 a.m. on October 17, in an all-night cafe in Shinjuku, I opened the AF...
Domestic FootballSaudi Arabia Rejects Asian Cup 2027 Postponement: The Authority Race and Vietnam's Timing ProblemI do not watch matches. I watch how they collapse. This time the frame I froz...
Domestic FootballThe Cong Viettel lose 0-1 to Persib Bandung in ACL2: Minute 41, the gap in defence and a lesson in discipline on the continental stageAt Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Soreang, Indonesia, the clock struck the 41st...
Domestic FootballVietnam in Pot 2 for the 2030 World Cup Qualifiers: Avoiding Thailand and China, With the Real Test in Pot 3When the AFC released the four seeding pots for the 2030 World Cup Asian...
Domestic FootballPot 2 for the 2030 World Cup Qualifiers: Vietnam Avoids Thailand and China, but Indonesia Is the Real Narrow DoorOn December 15, in Malaysia, a single draw ball will decide the fate of...
Domestic FootballVietnam in Pot 2, Awaiting the 2030 World Cup Draw: Opportunities and PitfallsOn December 15, 2026, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will open the bo...
Domestic FootballWorld Cup 2030 Qualifiers: Vietnam in Pot 2 and What the Draw Does Not SayOn the evening of December 15, 2026, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) i...
Domestic FootballV.League 1: League Structure, Talent Flow and Data GapsVietnamese football operates within its own structural framework, in which a...
Domestic FootballRead the Clause Before the Rumour: The Deliberation Table of the Transfer WindowOn 3 August 2026, a lawyer placed 222 million euros on La Liga's administrati...
International FootballKolkata and the First Meeting in History: What Remains Is Not on the ScoreboardIn the stands of a stadium in Kolkata, there will be seats with no one sittin...
International FootballFIFA, $6 Billion and 211 Member Associations: A Fund-Distribution Debate Pushed to October 15A letter signed by Gianni Infantino leaves Zurich and travels to the inboxes ...
International FootballFIFA ASEAN Cup 2026: Grafstrom Floats a Second Edition, but the Calendar Is the Real GatekeeperJakarta, Friday evening, 25 September 2026. Mattias Grafstrom, FIFA Secretary...
Domestic FootballTran Quoc Tuan and the Governance Board: Vietnamese Football Is Playing on Two Different PitchesThe men's football group stage at the upcoming Asian Games features 15 teams,...
Domestic FootballV-League on the map of Southeast Asian and Asian football: Opportunity or challenge?V-League holds a special position in the Southeast Asian and Asian football...
BadmintonTanvi Patri and the U17 Asian Crown: India Is Not Winning a Match, It Is Building a GenerationThe girls' U17 final at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2026 in Cheng...
