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AFC Officially Supports Infantino: A Signal of Unity and Political CalculationsIn a move considered a turning point, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)...
The Letter from Jakarta and the Limits of a Photograph: FIFA's 2027 Presidential RaceThe photograph went up on Instagram one evening and there was nothing to see:...
The Goal Does Not Shrink: Vietnam U15 and an Unfamiliar Rulebook in BakuThe goal does not shrink. In Baku they redraw the pitch. The touchlines move...
Julian Oerip and the Naturalization Question: When Indonesian Blood Meets FIFA's Regulatory WallOn July 21, 2026, a photograph of football boots bearing a red-and-white flag...
From 2 to 7 Minutes of Added Time: The 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup Storm and the Data Gap Left UnfilledThe referee's electronic board went up showing 2. That was the added-time...
FIFA and the $6.35 Billion Package: Auditing a Deal With No PlayerOn October 14, a long document was placed on the table. There was no player...
Marukawa's Indonesia Naturalization: The FIFA Condition a Passport Cannot ReplaceIn the dressing room of Dewa United Banten, after a late training session,...
Bayern Munich chase JJ Gabriel: 23 goals for Man Utd U18, but the Cyprus passport is the real story23 goals in 23 U18 Premier League matches. A 16-year-old attacking midfielder...
ASEAN Cup 2026 Third-Place Match: Malaysia Tells the 6-0 Story, but the Real Hole Is in the Dressing RoomOn June 30, 2026, in Moscow, I stood in the Luzhniki stands and watched Kylia...
Four Years After Kanjuruhan: Infantino's Pledge and an Unclosed Circle of AccountabilityOn October 1, 2026, the social media account of FIFA President Gianni Infanti...
The Loan-with-Obligation Trap and the Fate of Small ClubsMinute 88 of a match with nothing left to play for. A nineteen-year-old comes...
Vietnam 4-2 Pakistan: How the Bench Masked a First-Half DefectThe first half ended with no goals for Vietnam. The opponent was Pakistan,...
The Passport With No Pages Left: When Brian Rodríguez Was Stopped by What Nobody Planned ForBrian Rodríguez played 67 minutes against Japan. He played the full 90 agains...
When the "Emperor" Was Named on the Copenhagen Stage: Football's Noisiest BreakupAround 10 a.m. on Thursday, when Aleksander Ceferin stepped up to the podium ...
World Football and the Power Game: When European Clubs Write Their Own RulesAt a press conference in Paris, Nasser Al-Khelaifi — Chairman of the European...
Maarten Paes, Ole Romeny and Indonesia's Naturalisation Machine: Southeast Asia Is Changing the RulesHook In February 2026, Ole Romeny placed his hand on the book and took the oa...
Maarten Paes, Ole Romeny and Indonesia's Naturalization Machine: When the Door Opens with Paperwork, Not MoneyI remember the morning of August 2026, sitting in front of a screen in...
Indonesia's Naturalization Question: No Transfer Fee, but a Historical Debt That Challenges All of Southeast AsiaWhen Kompas listed Maarten Paes and Ole Romeny among its special cases, the...
Indonesia's Naturalization Route: When FIFA Eligibility Becomes National-Team StrategyIn August 2026, FIFA approved the change-of-association request of Maarten Pa...
Indonesia, Paes, Romeny and Two Passports That Do Not Require Indigenous BloodIn August 2026, FIFA approved a federation transfer for a goalkeeper born in...
Indonesia's Naturalization of Paes and Romeny: The Line Between Rules and IdentityIn August 2026, Maarten Paes walked out of a FIFA office with an approved...
Euro 2026: When Football Returned with Lessons Never OutdatedAt the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on the evening of June 29, 2026, when t...
Indonesia Makes New History for Southeast Asian Football by Hosting First FIFA TournamentIndonesia has officially made history in Southeast Asian football by being...
Richarlison files with FIFA to terminate his Tottenham contract: an out-of-squad place and a 15-day windowOn the eleventh day of the summer transfer window, Richarlison is still playi...
V-League 2026-2027: The FIFA Rule Revolution and Its Unpredictable Tactical ConsequencesWhen the opening whistle of the new season echoes across Vietnamese pitches i...
