After Iraqi club Arbil demolished Chonburi FC 8-2 on aggregate to reach the final of the AFC Cup, coach Nizar Mahrous paid tribute to his stars. The 4-1 win in Thailand followed the 4-1 win at home earlier this month and was more than enough to give Iraq a first appearance [...]
Kuwait Sports Club sealed their place in the AFC Cup final for the third time in four years after second-half goals by Rogerinho and Abdulhadi Khamis gave them a 2-0 away win over Saudi Arabia’s Ettifaq at the Prince Mohammed bin Fahad Stadium on Tuesday. Needing to overcome a 4-1 [...]
Gamba Osaka, Asian Champions in 2008, are staring relegation in the face with five games of the J-League season left. It has been a nightmare season for the Kansai club who have struggled from the start. There is hope however. A 3-2 win over Kawasaki Frontale at the weekend puts [...]
Issue One of Kick Off Asia was released in July 2012: Highlights: Big Interview with Uzbek captain & Asian Player of 2011, Server Djeparov when he tells John Duerden about his career, the World Cup and his chances of playing in Europe. Park Ji-sung’s Manchester Utd career – Kick Off [...]
By Chris Punnakkattu It was the news of the year for Indian football when Mikaël Silvestre announced his transfer to Mumbai-based Dodsal FC a week ago. The former French international (40 caps) has played for Stade Rennes, Inter Milan, Manchester United, FC Arsenal and Werder Bremen and he is set [...]
Survival Asia Steve Darby has worked all over Asia and the coach has provided Kick Off Asia with a guide on how to a coach, as well as players, can survive and prosper on the world’s biggest continent. All over Asia there are an ever growing number of players or [...]
John Lennon called the Philippines a ‘nuthouse’. The Beatles played their second biggest ever concert at the Rizal Football Stadium in Manila in 1966 during a 48-hour visit that is supposed to have put one of the final nails in the coffin of the group’s touring career. The Fab Four [...]
A second-half strike from Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero was enough for Sydney FC to win the first-ever Harbour City derby, edging out Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 at Parramatta Stadium on Saturday night. In a scrappy but hard-fought local derby, Del Piero’s 54th-minute goal, which came on the rebound from [...]
Ismail Matar has set his sights on leading UAE to a second Gulf Cup title in January. The 29 year-old playmaker, a senior figure in a young team, was the star of the 2007 triumph but believes that the new generation has what it takes. After a good showing at [...]
The Technical Director of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has told the country that it should be ashamed of being ranked 168 in the world by FIFA. Rob Baan was speaking at the Federation of Indian Chamber and Commerce and Industry and the Dutchman held little back in his [...]
Lee Keun-ho has paid his dues more than most with hard work and perseverance at the start of his career; [...]
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