Chinese football is starving for success. After some recent unsuccessful attempts to improve the local players and national team, Chinese officials turned to a more traditional and popular method used around the world: Naturalizing foreign players.
AFC Champions League: The Newbies from South Korea Try to Upset
Daegu FC and Gyeongnam FC surprised everyone when they qualified for their first AFC Champions League campaign. The two clubs from South Korea are now looking for more upsets at the continental level.
Historical, beautiful, deserved: Qatar wins a first ever Asian Cup
It was an impressive tournament and they deserved this title. With Almoez Ali and Akram Afif, Qatar became the 2019 Asian Cup winners, winning their first ever continental trophy.
The Lethal Samurais
At their previous matches, Japan needed only one good play that was worth a win. Today, they used their advantage in any possible moment and defeated Iran 3-0, all the way to the Asian Cup final.
Team Meltdown
Iran had the best chances to make history but once again failed to do so. After a bad match of Team Melli, Carlos Queiroz ends his era at the team with a sad defeat against Japan.