https://www.scmp.com/rss/323907/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If China and India are Asia’s sleeping giants, then where does that leave Indonesia? At the moment, fans in that football-mad country of 270 million are too busy celebrating to answer. Passion there probably outstrips many places in the region – even more so lately after breakthroughs at the Asian Cup, the Olympics and possibly the World Cup – but this popularity has long attracted those who seek to use the game for their own ends. It means that most football news about Indonesia filtering... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3263483/indonesia-asian-footballs-sleeping-tiger-ready-roar-after-asian-cup-success-and-almost-making?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3263483/indonesia-asian-footballs-sleeping-tiger-ready-roar-after-asian-cup-success-and-almost-making?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:23 +0000 Tuesday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier in Tehran is not just between Iran and China but is a meeting between two of the highest-profile coaches ever to work in Asian football. Carlos Queiroz is looking forward to locking horns with Marcello Lippi. In the white corner of what should be a full Azadi Stadium in the Iranian capital will be Queiroz: a former coach of Real Madrid, the biggest club in the world, and a man who led Portugal’s under-20 team to successive world titles. While Queiroz has been... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2081790/marcello-lippi-good-asian-football-says-iran-coach-carlos-queiroz-two?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2081790/marcello-lippi-good-asian-football-says-iran-coach-carlos-queiroz-two?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Mar 2017 03:59:19 +0000 It may have ruffled a few feathers around the continent but the decision by the China Football Association (CFA) to abolish the so-called ‘Asian quota’ in the Chinese Super League is the right move for the country’s development in the long-term. In the short, it means chaos as it was announced less than two months before the start of the 2017 season and more than two weeks after the opening of the transfer window meaning that clubs have already devised and perhaps executed transfer... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2062784/why-newly-introduced-foreign-player-cap-could-be-good-news-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2062784/why-newly-introduced-foreign-player-cap-could-be-good-news-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jan 2017 07:22:54 +0000