1: Iraq's Asian Cup win2:Manchester United's Malaysian mess
While Chinese, Japanese, Iranian and South Korean players have been heading west to try their fortunes in the European leagues for a number of years, we are still waiting for an Arab player to really make it big. In recent days, two of the best, Yasser Al-Qahtani and Nashat Akram have been on trial with Manchester City.
Al-Qahtani, the 2007 Asian player of the year, failed to agree a deal while his Iraqi counterpart still has time.
Whatever the outcome, the trials signalled that it is only a matter of time before an Arabian is active in England and Europe's other big leagues.
4: South Korean players in England 5: Rebirth of Indian football6: Ex-Thai Pm buys Man City
The Asian Football Confederation was blasted for giving the Asian Cup to four hosts but in three of them at least, there was much to be pleased about.
Vietnam won the regional bragging rights by progressing to the knockout stage. Indonesia impressed the most off the pitch as over 250,000 passionate locals watched their three group games in Jakarta. Thailand made light work of Oman in the group stage but saw their quarter-final hopes dashed by Australia.
8: Continued chaos in Iran9: Urawa Reds' Asian Champions League triumph
The Asian Champions League has, at times, struggled for credibility in East Asia. This was especially true in Japan where clubs saw the trophy as a poor return for a great deal of hard work. Urawa Reds changed all that and stormed to the final.
Urawa's semi-final tussle with Korean giants Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma showed what continental football should be about and the defeat of Sepahan in the final in front of 60,000 fans gave the competition the exposure it needed.
10: Australian failure in Asia http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=530025
While Chinese, Japanese, Iranian and South Korean players have been heading west to try their fortunes in the European leagues for a number of years, we are still waiting for an Arab player to really make it big. In recent days, two of the best, Yasser Al-Qahtani and Nashat Akram have been on trial with Manchester City.
Al-Qahtani, the 2007 Asian player of the year, failed to agree a deal while his Iraqi counterpart still has time.
Whatever the outcome, the trials signalled that it is only a matter of time before an Arabian is active in England and Europe's other big leagues.
4: South Korean players in England 5: Rebirth of Indian football6: Ex-Thai Pm buys Man City
The Asian Football Confederation was blasted for giving the Asian Cup to four hosts but in three of them at least, there was much to be pleased about.
Vietnam won the regional bragging rights by progressing to the knockout stage. Indonesia impressed the most off the pitch as over 250,000 passionate locals watched their three group games in Jakarta. Thailand made light work of Oman in the group stage but saw their quarter-final hopes dashed by Australia.
8: Continued chaos in Iran9: Urawa Reds' Asian Champions League triumph
The Asian Champions League has, at times, struggled for credibility in East Asia. This was especially true in Japan where clubs saw the trophy as a poor return for a great deal of hard work. Urawa Reds changed all that and stormed to the final.
Urawa's semi-final tussle with Korean giants Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma showed what continental football should be about and the defeat of Sepahan in the final in front of 60,000 fans gave the competition the exposure it needed.
10: Australian failure in Asia http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=530025
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