Philippines
Vietnam vs Philippines, 19:30 on Opening Day: Four Gaps, One Promise, and the Narrow Door of the Defending ChampionTonight, 19:30. The ball rolls. In a corner of Hai Phong, I sit listening to...
Vietnam vs Philippines: The 2026 ASEAN Cup Opener Is an Information Problem, Not a Tactical OneWatching the last three Philippines matches on replay last night, one detail...
Real Points, Questionable Process: Vietnam and the 1-0 Win Over the PhilippinesIn the 83rd minute, the ball ended up in Lê Giang Patrick's net. The Si Jalak...
When Vietnam's Defense Loses Its Rock, the Philippines Brings Three TowersI sat in my Beijing apartment late at night, staring at the Philippines squad...
Dinh Bac and the Vice-Captain's Armband: Signals from the First Training Session in BandungThe first training session of the Vietnam national team in Bandung lasted...
FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam's Midfield Crack Exposed Just Before KickoffBandung, morning of September 24. An extra fence had gone up around the...
Vietnam's Midfield Knot Remains Untied Before the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 OpenerBandung, midday on September 24, 2026. Vietnam's training pitch sits inside t...
Record crowds at World Cup Qualifiers: Whom is global basketball deceiving?The figure of 342,700 spectators during the fourth window of the FIBA World C...
Eala and the Lesson of Rhythm: The 6-1, 6-2 Win Is More Than a ScorelineNew York, Louis Armstrong Stadium. Alex Eala's US Open first-round match ende...
The Empty Analysis: When Vietnamese Golf Needs Data-Driven Voices, Not Just EmotionI received a golf analysis. Seven major sections. Thirty-four sub-tables....
Tran Quoc Tuan and the Operations Room: A Vietnamese Voice at Asia's Fixture-Shaping TableA September afternoon in Hamburg, I reopen the file on the Asian Football...
Vietnamese Women's Football Lives Off the Data Map: An Empty Report and What It RevealsNine analysis tables, dozens of information fields, and at the conclusion lin...
The 7-3 Height Craze: China Brings 2.21m and 2.08m 'Twin Towers' to Women's World Cup, But Is It Enough to Reach the USA?Sydney – I've been covering women's basketball for 38 years, and I've never...
Turkey 1-3 Romania: The Blind Spot Behind the Net and a Hope Pushed to the Final MatchSome matches are decided by a single touch. Not the hardest spike, but the ha...
Coach Yutaka Ikeuchi finalizes Vietnam U20 squad for AFC U20 qualifiers: Lessons from failure and ambitions for rebuildOn the morning of August 31, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football...
América return to Azteca: Clásico Nacional and the lesson from homeThe Azteca pitch glows under the floodlights. The 87,000-seat stadium feels...
Barcelona, Balde and the 30 Million Euro Question From ContinassaOn a late October morning at Continassa, the first man out on the Juventus...
Efeler Left It to the Last Match: Turkey's 1-3 Loss to Romania and the Disease of Closing PointsOn the stands of BT Arena in Cluj, a middle-aged man folded his flag away...
Eight Titles in Nine Seasons: Castel Goffredo, the Relay Format and the Price of a 45-Point GameIn game two of the ninth Supercoppa Italiana Femminile, Tennistavolo Norbello...
Stankovic Returns to Milan: 15 Minutes at Inter, 125 Minutes for Serbia, and an Unsolved PuzzleStankovic is back in Milan. Inter Milan's 2026-born midfielder has closed out...
