FFTASIA50

FFTASIA50 An Iranian defensive star, one of the most lethal J.League strikers in recent times and a former Asian Young Footballer of the Year

FFTASIA50 The wealth of the Chinese Super League might be attracting foreign stars, but Peter Davis argues it is also keeping local talent shackled to comfortable domestic riches...

FFTASIA50 The Thai Messi, one of the brightest young talents in Uzbek football and an Iranian who played for Germany up to the age of 21.

FFTASIA50 After being starved of playing time with German giants Bayern Munich, Cronan Yu reveals how Japan’s Takashi Usami is finding his form on local shores once again...

FFTASIA50 Presenting the finest footballers from Asia this year...

FFTASIA50 Shinji Okazaki, the most prolific Japanese striker in Bundesliga history, talks to Mark Lovell about Japan's recent failures and his own successes in Germany...

FFTASIA50 With Asian players starting to build global reputations back home, John Duerden wonders if playing in Europe is still the true test of a footballer's mettle...

FFTASIA50 A midfield magician, a record-breaking Bundesliga sharpshooter and the best Asian player of 2015

FFTASIA50 A former Asian footballer of the Year, an Asian Games gold medallist and a player seeking redemption in the Bundesliga.

FFTASIA50 With a Bundesliga stacked with Asian talent, Uli Hesse tells the story of how Germany became the promised land for Asia's best players...