John Duerden
John Duerden has covered Asian sport for over 20 years for The Guardian, Associated Press, ESPN, BBC, New York Times, as well as various Asian media. He is also the author of four books, including Rovers Revolution: Blackburn's Rise from Nowhere to Premier League Champions and Lions and Tigers: The Story of Football in Singapore and Malaysia.
Latest articles by John Duerden

South Korea World Cup 2022 squad: Final 26-man team announced
By Greg Lea published
The South Korea World Cup 2022 squad has been announced, and Paulo Bento will be hoping it is enough to progress from Group H

Japan World Cup 2022 squad: Final team for tournament in Qatar
By Greg Lea published
The Japan World Cup 2022 squad has been announced, with 26 players selected to play in their Group E fixtures

Qatar World Cup 2022 squad: Felix Sanchez names final 26-man team
By Greg Lea published
The Qatar World Cup 2022 squad has been announced, as Felix Sanchez looks ahead to the tournament

Ranked! The 10 best Asian players right now
By John Duerden published
Unless they strut their stuff in a top European league, many of the best Asian players go under the radar

AVB, Pellegrini... and Magath?! Meet the bosses in China's ex-Premier League Club
By John Duerden published
Chinese Super League While the trickle of big-name players heading to Chinese Super League pitches has turning into a flood, there is just as big a pool for the competition's touchline-dwellers

Why Omar Abdulrahman is the UAE's homespun magician
By John Duerden last updated
FFTASIA50 John Duerden believes that Omar Abdulrahman's rise to brilliance means Asia can rightly feel proud of nurturing one of the world's most exciting playmakers purely on local shores...

Homegrown Asian stars are turning heads but how bright the lights of Europe?
By John Duerden last updated
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...

Wenger at Nagoya Grampus Eight: how Arsene rediscovered his greatest love in Japan
By John Duerden last updated
Arsene Wenger Before Arsenal and the Premier League, there was Nagoya and the J.League. John Duerden remembers Wenger's halcyon days

Money Men: How did Hulk, Teixeira & Co. perform in China?
By John Duerden last updated
Chinese Super League The Chinese Super League (CSL) garnered worldwide headlines for some astronomical transfer fees handed out earlier this year. With many players now finishing up their campaigns, we rank the performances of 10 of them in relation to their price tags…

China's football masterplan: why there's much more to it than stellar signings
By John Duerden published
Chinese Super League John Obi Mikel, Carlos Tevez and Oscar are the latest household names to flock to the Far East for lorryloads of cash – but there's more to the country's development than splurging sizeable sums on established stars
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