Qatari failure, Japanese, Iranian & Saudi domination: How each nation fared in the 2012 ACL group stage

Qatari failure, Japanese, Iranian & Saudi domination: How each nation fared in the 2012 ACL group stage
Last year Qatari club Al Sadd lifted the AFC Champions League but in 2012 all four clubs from the nation ...

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Category:Adelaide United, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, All, Asia, Asian Champions League

2012 ACL Round of 16 draw: Sepahan to face Esteghlal, Adelaide to host Kennedy’s Nagoya & Tokyo set for Guangzhou test

2012 ACL Round of 16 draw: Sepahan to face Esteghlal, Adelaide to host Kennedy's Nagoya & Tokyo set for Guangzhou test
Following Wednesday's games the 2012 AFC Champions League Round of 16 has been decided with an all-Irania...

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Category:Adelaide United, Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Jazira, All Tags: ,

ACL Wrap: Esteghlal, Bani Yas and Bunyodkor progress, Adelaide and Ulsan Hyundai clinch top spots

ACL Wrap: Esteghlal, Bani Yas and Bunyodkor progress, Adelaide and Ulsan Hyundai clinch top spots
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's sixth matchday of the Asian Champions League ...

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Category:Adelaide United, Al Jazira, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, Al-Rayyan, All Tags: ,

ACL Wrap: Japanese duo progress along with Persepolis, while Jeonbuk crash out

ACL Wrap: Japanese duo progress along with Persepolis, while Jeonbuk crash out
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's sixth matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Nasr SC, Al Shabab, All Tags:

AFC Champions League Match Day 6 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 6 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's sixth matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Nasr SC, Al Shabab, All Tags:

The status quo has been maintained in Asia’s Champions League but there’s still time for a shock or two

The status quo has been maintained in Asia's Champions League but there's still time for a shock or two
Only seven of the 16 spots for the knockout phase have been decided ahead of the final matchday of Asia's...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Australia, China/Hong Kong

ACL Wrap: Al Ittihad, Adelaide, Tokyo & Ulsan Hyundai book their Round of 16 spots

ACL Wrap: Al Ittihad, Adelaide, Tokyo & Ulsan Hyundai book their Round of 16 spots
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's fifth matchday of the Asian Champions League ...

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Category:Adelaide United, Al Jazira, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, Al-Rayyan, All Tags: ,

Ali Al Habsi, Shinji Kagawa, Yasser Al Qahtani & Son Heung-Min – Who should be the Asian player of the month for April?

Ali Al Habsi, Shinji Kagawa, Yasser Al Qahtani & Son Heung-Min - Who should be the Asian player of the month for April?
Goal.com has announced its Asian Best XI for April, so now we want to give the readers the chance to vote...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asians In Europe, Australia

AFC Champions League Match Day 5 Results – Wednesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 5 Results - Wednesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's fifth matchday of the Asian Champions League ...

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Category:Adelaide United, Al Jazira, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, Al-Rayyan, All Tags: ,

Goal.com’s Asian Best XI for April: Al Habsi, Kagawa & Al Qahtani make the list

Goal.com's Asian Best XI for April: Al Habsi, Kagawa & Al Qahtani make the list
Goal.com casts a studious eye over the best performers from the world's biggest continent this month

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Category:Al Sadd, Al Shabab, Al-Rayyan, Ali Al Habsi, All Tags:

AFC Champions League Wrap: Jeonbuk Motors hit back, Persepolis denied & Sepahan progress

AFC Champions League Wrap: Jeonbuk Motors hit back, Persepolis denied & Sepahan progress
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's fifth matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Nasr SC, Al Shabab, All Tags:

AFC Champions League Match Day 5 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 5 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's fifth matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Nasr SC, Al Shabab, All Tags:

AFC Champions League Match Day 4 Results – Wednesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 4 Results - Wednesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's fourth matchday of the Asian Champions League...

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Category:Adelaide United, Ahli Geddh, Al Jazira, Al Nasr SC, Al-Rayyan

AFC Champions League Match Day 4 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 4 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's fourth matchday of the Asian Champions League f...

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Category:Al Hilal, Al Shabab, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, All, Asia Tags: , ,

Philippines’ AFC Challenge Cup hero Phil Younghusband wins Goal.com readers’ Asian Player of the Month for March

Philippines' AFC Challenge Cup hero Phil Younghusband wins Goal.com readers' Asian Player of the Month for March
The votes are in and the readers have had their say following this week's Asian Best XI announcement, wit...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asians In Europe, Australia

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results – Wednesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results - Wednesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's third matchday of the Asian Champions League ...

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Category:Al Hilal, Al Shabab, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, All, Asia Tags: , ,

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's third matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Adelaide United, Ahli Geddh, Al Jazira, Al Nasr SC, Al-Rayyan

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 3 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's third matchday of the Asian Champions League fi...

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Category:Adelaide United, Ahli Geddh, Al Jazira, Al Nasr SC, Al-Rayyan

Koo Ja-Cheol, Suchao Nuchnum or Shinji Kagawa – Who should be the Asian player of the month for March?

Koo Ja-Cheol, Suchao Nuchnum or Shinji Kagawa - Who should be the Asian player of the month for March?
Goal.com has announced its Asian Best XI for March, so now we want to give the readers the chance to vote...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asians In Europe, Australia

Goal.com’s Asian Best XI for March – Shinji Kagawa, Suchao Nuchnum & Koo Ja-Cheol make the team

Goal.com's Asian Best XI for March - Shinji Kagawa, Suchao Nuchnum & Koo Ja-Cheol make the team
Goal.com's monthly feature from the world's biggest continent has a new format, drawing on all of our reg...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asian Editorials, Asians In Europe

Japan protests proposed change to Asian Champions League Round of 16 schedule

Japan protests proposed change to Asian Champions League Round of 16 schedule
A decision to advance the ACL's Round of 16 stage by one week could prevent Japan from staging a planned ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Australia, China/Hong Kong

AFC Executive Committee makes extensive changes to Asian Player of the Year award

AFC Executive Committee makes extensive changes to Asian Player of the Year award
Three separate players will now receive awards from the confederation, and the ceremony will be reschedul...

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Category:All, Asia, Asians In Europe, Australia, China/Hong Kong

AFC Champions League Match Day 2 Results – Wednesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 2 Results - Wednesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Wednesday's second matchday of the Asian Champions League...

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Category:Ahli Geddh, Al Hilal, Al Nasr SC, Al Shabab, All Tags:

AFC Champions League Match Day 2 Results – Tuesday

AFC Champions League Match Day 2 Results - Tuesday
Goal.com rounds up all the exciting action from Tuesday's second matchday of the Asian Champions League f...

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Category:Adelaide United, Al Jazira, Al-Arabi SC-D??a, Al-Rayyan, All Tags: ,

Australia, Japan, South Korea & Iran – After Friday’s draw who is best placed to qualify for Brazil 2014?

Australia, Japan, South Korea & Iran - After Friday's draw who is best placed to qualify for Brazil 2014?
The final 10 candidates to qualify for Brazil 2014 were divided into two groups of five at Friday's draw ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Australia, East Asia

Japan grouped with Australia in AFC 2014 World Cup qualifying draw

Japan grouped with Australia in AFC 2014 World Cup qualifying draw
After poor results saw the Samurai Blue drop to third in the continental rankings, the reigning Asian cha...

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Category:All, Asia, Australia, East Asia, India, South & Central Asia

World Player of the Week: Wojciech Szczesny – Arsenal & Poland

World Player of the Week: Wojciech Szczesny - Arsenal & Poland
Join Goal.com in saluting another player worthy of global recognition

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Category:Africans In Europe, Africans In Italy, Africans In Spain, All, Americas Tags:

2012 AFC Champions League previews: Match Day 1

2012 AFC Champions League previews: Match Day 1
Asia's top continental club competition begins this week with plenty of teams spending big in the past fe...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Australia, China/Hong Kong

Goal.com’s Asian Best XI for February – Ryo Miyaichi, Ashkan Dejagah & Harry Kewell make the cut

Goal.com's Asian Best XI for February - Ryo Miyaichi, Ashkan Dejagah & Harry Kewell make the cut
Goal.com's monthly feature from the world's biggest continent has a new format, drawing on all of our reg...

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Category:All, AlNejmeh, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asian Editorials

Adelaide United leave Cassio out of squad for Asian Champions League opener at Bunyodkor

Adelaide United leave Cassio out of squad for Asian Champions League opener at Bunyodkor
After questions of whether or not the Brazilian was eligible in United's 3-0 win over Persipura, the Aust...

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Category:Adelaide United, All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Australia

The three games which matter in the final matchday of the third round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in Asia

The three games which matter in the final matchday of the third round of World Cup 2014 qualifying in Asia
There may be more than two years before Brazil 2014, but for several big Asian footballing nations their ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Australia, Bahrain

Official: Socceroo David Carney joins Uzbek giants Bunyodkor

Official: Socceroo David Carney joins Uzbek giants Bunyodkor
The left-sided Australian has found a new home in uncharted territory, joining the Uzbek champions after ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asians In Europe, Australia, Bunyodkor

Socceroo David Carney begins trial with Uzbek giants Bunyodkor

Socceroo David Carney begins trial with Uzbek giants Bunyodkor
The Australia international left Spanish club Alcorcon after a disappointing six months in Madrid and has...

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Category:All, Asia, Asians In Europe, Australia, Bunyodkor

Goal.com’s Asian Best XI for January – Shinji Kagawa, Javad Nekounam & many more get the nod

Goal.com's Asian Best XI for January - Shinji Kagawa, Javad Nekounam & many more get the nod
Goal.com's monthly feature from the world's biggest continent has a new format, drawing on all of our reg...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Asians In Europe, Australia

Goal.com Transfer Special: The new show that no football fan can afford to miss

Goal.com Transfer Special: The new show that no football fan can afford to miss
Love deadline day? Then stay tuned for a 30-minute show to keep you ahead of the game as the curtain fall...

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Category:2012 Africa Cup of Nations, 2018/2022 World Cup Host, A Day In The Life, Africans In Europe, Africans In Italy Tags: , , , ,

Goal.com’s Asian Best XI of 2011: Park Ji-Sung, Yuto Nagatomo & more make the grade

Goal.com's Asian Best XI of 2011: Park Ji-Sung, Yuto Nagatomo & more make the grade
The Goal.com team pick their choice of 11 players from across the continent who have been the most impres...

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Category:Ahmad Bustomi, Ali Al Habsi, All, Asia, Asian Champions League Tags: ,

Uzbekistan’s Server Djeparov wins AFC Player of the Year award

Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov wins AFC Player of the Year award
The Uzbekistan skipper won the honour for the second time after helping his nation claim fourth spot at t...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asian Cup, Asians In Europe Tags:

The six candidates for the AFC’s Player of the Year award & why they should win the honour

The six candidates for the AFC's Player of the Year award & why they should win the honour
Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Koo Ja-Cheol, Yeom Ki-Hun, Server Djeparov and Hadi Aghily are the six cand...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Australia, China/Hong Kong Tags:

Honda, Kennedy, Park Chu-Young, Kagawa – Who should really be crowned the AFC’s Player of the Year?

Honda, Kennedy, Park Chu-Young, Kagawa - Who should really be crowned the AFC's Player of the Year?
The Asian Player of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, but once again the award looks set to be won...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Australia, China/Hong Kong Tags:

Emmanuel Adebayor back to lead Togo, Lebanon’s greatest hour & five things we learned from Tuesday’s internationals

Emmanuel Adebayor back to lead Togo, Lebanon's greatest hour & five things we learned from Tuesday's internationals
Spurs forward ends international exile, Lebanon punch above their weight, Uefa's chosen seeds triumph aga...

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Category:All, Americas, Argentina, Asia, Australia Tags:

Goal.com’s Asian Player & Team of the Month for September

Goal.com's Asian Player & Team of the Month for September
Goal.com's newest feature highlights the monthly stars from Asia and September has been a big month with ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Champions League, Asian Editorials, Asians In Europe Tags: ,

AFC 2014 World Cup qualifiers round-up: Iran held, Lebanon and Thailand produce surprise home wins

AFC 2014 World Cup qualifiers round-up: Iran held, Lebanon and Thailand produce surprise home wins
Team Melli could only manage a point in Doha, while there were surprise home wins for Lebanon over Srecko...

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Category:All, Asia, Bahrain, China, East Asia Tags:

Japan, Australia, South Korea, Iran & Saudi Arabia – who will qualify for the 2014 World Cup through Asia?

Japan, Australia, South Korea, Iran & Saudi Arabia - who will qualify for the 2014 World Cup through Asia?
Brazil 2014 may be a little under three years away but qualifying for the big event begins to take shape ...

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Category:All, Asia, Asian Editorials, Australia, Bahrain

Goal.com International Facebook community reaches 500,000

Goal.com International Facebook community reaches 500,000
Goal.com International now reaches half a million people on Facebook after welcoming its newest fan on th...

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Category:Africans In Europe, Africans In Italy, Africans In Spain, All, Americas Tags:

Uzbekistan announce 22-member squad for Ukraine and China friendlies

The 2011 Asian Cup semi-finalists begin their preparations for their upcoming 2014 World Cup second round...

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Category:All, Asia, China, India, South & Central Asia, Ukraine Tags: ,