The Asian Game
The Asian Game is a podcast dedicated to telling the stories and sharing the history of the beautiful game in Asia - from Jordan to Japan, Korea to Kuwait and everywhere in between. With stories, analysis, insights and interviews with players, coaches and the key individuals in the game, The Asian Game will take you inside the game in Asia like never before.
Episodes
We (belatedly) celebrate our 250th episode and toot our own horns, before getting into more important matters by discussing the draw for the Fourth Round of Asian Qualifiers.
Is it fair? Which group is toughest? Which teams have the best chance?
We discuss all of that and more, plus get some reaction from Qatar from Doha News reporter Sudesh Baniya.
We also discuss reports of Joachim Low coaching Uzbekistan, the purpose of the EAFF...
Fresh from qualifying India for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup - the first time on merit in over two decades - Indian women's national team coach Crispin Chettri joins us on From Dreams to Goals.
The 50-year-old talks us through the qualification campaign, what this moment can do for women's football in India and even his dreams of qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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As the first edition of the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup comes to a close, we are joined by Gabe Tan from ESPN Asia and Saudi-based content creator, Mohammed Fayad, to look back on the performance of Asia's teams.
What does it mean for Saudi football? What did we learn about Asian club football? How can teams improve for next time?
Plus, we look at AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying, discuss Saudi Arabia's performances at the C...
We have our first official qualifier for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026, and it's a nation few would have expected - Bangladesh.
Hosts Gina Bagnulo and Anirudh Nair discuss their historic qualification, plus take a look back on all of the other action from this week's matches and look ahead to the final round of matches that will determine which other nations will join Bangladesh in Australia next year.
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Hosts Gina Bagnulo and Anirudh Nair take a look at the state of play after the first two matchdays of qualifying for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026.
Which teams have impressed? Who still has work to do? And what might the rest of qualifying have in store?
We answer those questions plus many more as we look to decide the final eight teams to qualify for next year's showpiece event.
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Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
After 217 matches and 613 goals, we’ve almost reached the conclusion of FIFA World Cup qualifying for 2026, with just the small matter of the Fourth and the Fifth Rounds to come.
We are joined by the founder of Futbol Palestine, Bassil Mikdadi, to dissect the wild and controversial final finish to the Third Round of Asian Qualifiers.
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Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
Australia have one foot at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a stunning and dramatic 1-0 win over Japan at Perth Stadium on Thursday night.
Aziz Behich's 90th minute screamer broke a 16-year-drought against Japan and ensures Australia's destiny remains in their own hands should Saudi Arabia defeat Bahrain.
Paul Williams is in Perth with Japanese journalist Sean Carroll to bring us all the action, while we hear from Firzie Idris in Jaka...
Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
Ryan Walters and Michael Church bring you pitchside reactions from an unforgettable Shopee Cup Final, where Buriram United and Công An Hà Nội FC played out a thrilling 3-3 draw that went the distance — all the way to a dramatic penalty shootout.
From Jason Pendant’s early s...
Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
We are joined by Rhysh Roshan Rai in Singapore and Sultan Al Ali in Sharjah to look ahead to this weekend's AFC Champions League Two final between Lion City Sailors and Sharjah FC, and look at what the final means for the respective clubs.
We also discuss Graham Arnold's shock announcement as the new coach of Iraq, while we also speak with Peter Koo, the general manager of the Cambodian Premier League, to discuss the improvements b...
Ryan Walters reports from Hanoi where the 2024–25 Shopee Cup Final kicks off with a familiar matchup: Cong An Ha Noi vs. Buriram United - just like on matchday one, when CAHN edged a 2–1 win.
With both sides having undergone several changes since then, and Thai superstar Suphanat Mueanta missing for Buriram, this is set to be a different encounter entirely.
Hear directly from head coaches Mano Polking and Osmar Loss with their thou...
Turkmenistan's FK Arkadag are Asian champions after winning the inaugural edition of the AFC Challenge League after defeating Svay Rieng in front of more than 50,000 fans in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
But who are the club from one of Asia's most secretive and reclusive nations?
We dip back into the TAG archives to Episode 195 from December 2023 when we spoke with Peter Leonard from Eurasianet, an expert on Central Asian aff...
Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Ind...
Al Ahli are the Kings of Asia after a 2-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the final of the AFC Champions League Elite in Jeddah.
Michael Church reports from the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium just moments after full-time, and we hear from Al Ahli's superstar midfielder Riyad Mahrez who describes his happiness at the win and declared: "We are the best team in Asia!"
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...Following the journey of the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, From Dreams to Goals takes you deep behind the headlines to explore the stories from nations aspiring to qualify for the tournament in Australia next year.
Each week From Dreams to Goals will focus on delving deep and telling the story of women's football in countries from Saudi Arabia to India, from Indonesia to Nepal and everywhere in between, talking to players, coac...
With the AFC Champions League Elite Final less than 48 hours away, we have you covered with the ultimate preview of Asia's showpiece event.
Paul Williams and Michael Church, who is in Jeddah for the tournament, are joined by Sean Carroll from Tokyo, and Mohammed Fayad from Riyadh, to analyse and dissect the two teams - Kawasaki Frontale and Al Ahli - as we look at the tactics that have helped them reach this stage, and the key play...
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