AFC Champions League and AFC Cup will take place in centralised venues. The AFC has released a series of decisions regarding the international and club competitions in 2021, among them U16, U19 AFC Championships, and the continent’s most important club competitions.
K League Under Threat, as South Korea Faces Coronavirus Comeback
South Korea is facing what is seen as a second wave of coronavirus. Although K League returned to have 25% of stadiums capacity, is now back to play behind closed doors, with a severe risk to be suspended.
East Asia Watch: The Hyundai's Are On Top, Fellaini Is Hot
Chinese Super League returns with Marouane Fellaini, Ulsan and Jeonbuk continue their run in the K League. At the same time, in Vietnam, the fully packed stadiums have started to charge their price: football suspension.
East Asia Watch: Ulsan Is Running Away, Li Im-saeng Goes Home
The East Asian region was full of action this week in K League, K League 2, J League as well as in other parts in the region such as the Taiwan Premier Football League and the Mongolian League. Jinseong Kim got you covered.
East Asia Watch: Junior Negrão Goes to Work
K League reached the middle of the season, and Junior Negrão and Ulsan took over the pole position yet again. In Japan, Kashima Antlers are lost in translation while in Vietnam fans are filling the terraces like there isn’t such thing as coronavirus. Jinseong Kim’s weekly is here.