AFC Awards night: Afif and Seike reign supreme

IMAGE: Qatar's Akram Afif celebrates after winning the AFC Asian Cup. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Qatar's Akram Afif has been named the Asian Football Confederation's Player of the......

Late magic settles Asian World Cup qualifiers

Three moments of late magic helped Uzbekistan, Iraq and Qatar grab key 1-0 wins in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as Asian champions Japan rode their luck before edging to the brink of a place......

Djeparov fires Uzbeks into Asian Cup last 8

Uzbekistan became the first side to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals when they beat Kuwait 2-1 on Wednesday thanks to a superb strike from former Asian player-of-the-year Server Djeparov. With......

Hosts Qatar fall to Uzbekistan in Asian Cup opener

Hosts Qatar made the worst possible start to the Asian Cup on Friday when they were beaten 2-0 by Uzbekistan who hardly had to raise their game above walking pace to secure a comfortable victory at......

Uzbekistan's Djeparov named Asian Player of Year

Uzbekistan midfielder Server Djeparov was named 2008 Asian Player of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation at a ceremony on Tuesday. Djeparov, who plays for Bunyodkor, finished ahead of......