FFTASIA50

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 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...

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

FFTASIA50 The Asian Cup top scorer, a captain for both club and country and the best goalkeeper in Asia

FFTASIA50 A South Korean player exempted from military duty, Japan's answer to Andrea Pirlo and an Iraqi fullback who's shown maturity beyond his years

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

FFTASIA50 The Thai starlet tells Kazira Hans about his football upbringing, being compared to Messi and wanting to play in Europe...

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...