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Marukawa and the Limits of Indonesia's Naturalisation MachineMy black notebook, 12 March 2026, holds only four lines. I was sitting in row...
Reviewing the 2026 ASEAN Championship Final: Vietnam's Midfield and the Lesson of a Broken LegReviewing the 2026 ASEAN Championship Final: Vietnam's Midfield and the Lesso...
Tiger Cup 2026: Vietnamese Football's First FrameworkIn September 2026, in Singapore, a tournament kicked off that most Vietnamese...
The Silent Data Room: Lessons from an Empty Analysis in Vietnamese FootballA late weekend afternoon, in the data room of an analysis center, a report...
Indonesia wins the FIFA ASEAN Cup and the void behind the trophyIndonesia wins the FIFA ASEAN Cup and the void behind the trophy 2:47 a.m. in...
Indonesia – Thailand Final: The Thin Line Between Youth and ComposureAt 20:00 tonight, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium will decide the king of Southeast...
Indonesia's Prize Money After Winning the 2026 ASEAN Cup: US$775,000 and a Cheque Cut by 35%"A season opens with a heartbeat in the press room, long before the opening...
Beneath the Pitch: Four Crossed-Out Names and the Unresolved Fixture Calendar ProblemAn A4 sheet of paper sits on the press conference table with four names on it...
Vietnamese Players Going Abroad: The Bottleneck Is Infrastructure, Not TalentIn September 2026, Doan Van Hau signed a loan deal with SC Heerenveen, becomi...
Indonesia 0-0 Malaysia: Thom Haye's Red Card, a Goal-Difference Race, and a Report That Still Needs VerifyingIn the 35th minute, at Bung Karno, Thom Haye lunged into a challenge that eve...
The Ninth Goal in Jakarta and the Design Flaw of Simultaneous KickoffsAt Bandung, the Malaysian players were hugging each other on the pitch. They...
Losing Two Key Forwards: Vietnam Faces Squad Depth Crisis Before Third-Place MatchThe decisive moment did not come from the referee's whistle or a slick...
Handshakes in the Stadium Corridor: Chanathip, Kim Sang Sik and a Vietnam–Thailand NightOn the stands, the lights were still on. On the pitch, the Vietnam players ha...
Indonesia vs Malaysia: A Match Sold by a Link, Not by TacticsIn the pre-match bulletin published by an Indonesian sports outlet, not a...
Vietnam at 98th and the 0.19-point cut: the FIFA ranking does not lie, but the people reading it canIn less than a day at the end of September, a national team was lifted to 97t...
From 97 back to 98 within hours: reading Vietnam's FIFA ranking by points, not headlinesThat evening I stayed back in my Paris office with the screen split into four...
USA TODAY Sports Launches a National High School Esports Championship: The New Power Map of American Scholastic SportsOn December 11, 2026, a single match will close out the first national high...
Asiad 20 Women's Volleyball Quarterfinal: Vietnam's 0-3 Loss to China and the Gap That Cannot Yet Be BridgedLate in the night of September 20, at an arena in Aichi, a block closed out t...
Thriston Lawrence Chases Seve’s Legacy at Omega European Masters: A Two-Shot Lead Says Less Than It SeemsHOOK Midway through the second round of the Omega European Masters,...
Vietnam Table Tennis Between Two Currents: When Data Falls Silent, Tactics Must SpeakOn an afternoon in March 2026, at the Ha Dong indoor arena, I sat in the back...
