Photo Credit: Al Sadd FC When Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez was unveiled as an Al-Sadd player a few months ago, he was stepping into the unknown. All his life, the midfield genius had played for Barcelona. Catalan-born and bred, Xavi will have felt a tinge of awkwardness pulling…

South Korea ended a 27-year wait to reach the Asian Cup final once again after beating Iraq 2-0 in the semifinal played at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. Goals from Lee Jeong-Hyeop and and Kim Young-gwon meant that Uli Stielike’s men were the deserved winners after putting in a good…

Match Report: Qatar 0 – 1 Iran A delightful strike from youngster Sardar Azmoun was enough for West Asian heavyweights Iran to beat Qatar and book a place in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Asian Cup. They will now face off with UAE, who qualified earlier with a…

On the eve of the 22nd Gulf Cup final, I lay in my bed and my thoughts took me ten years back, to another Gulf Cup and another final. 2004 was a landmark year for the tournament in many ways. The 17th edition was being held in Qatar…