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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...

Son Heung-min: Before I left Korea for Germany, I was told to first learn the swear words
By Uli Hesse last updated
FFTASIA50 South Korea’s Son Heung-min has spent a third of his life in Germany. The Bayer Leverkusen star chats with Uli Hesse about feeling like a local, learning German swear words and why the Bundesliga is better than the Premier League.

Tim Cahill is enjoying Shanghai - where 20 million people talk about football
By Zee Ko last updated
FFTASIA50 Australian stalwart Tim Cahill talks goal celebrations, continent hopping and settling in China with FourFourTwo's Zee Ko...

The Jedi Enforcer: How captain Mile made himself indispensable to Australia
By Cronan Yu last updated
FFTASIA50 Cronan Yu pays tribute to Socceroos midfield marshall Mile Jedinak, who might not have the natural ability of many of his rivals, but is peerless when it comes to heart and determination.

Mat Ryan: Asian Cup redemption, bad haircuts and... Liverpool?
By Zee Ko last updated
FFTASIA50 The Socceroos No. 1 talks to FourFourTwo's Zee Ko about club life in Belgium, Asian Cup glory and why his haircut has improved so much...

FourFourTwo's 50 Best Asian Players 2015: 15-11
By Joe Brewin last updated
FFTASIA50 Two Swindon lads, the Cha-minator and Iran's most capped player

China and beyond: Zhang Linpeng's Euro vision
By Peter Davis last updated
FFTASIA50 Peter Davis talks to one of China's hottest properties – Guangzhou Evergrande defender Zhang Linpeng – about maturing as a player and moving overseas...

Muto's mission: Why Japan's new pin-up boy is making Chelsea wait
By Scott McIntyre last updated
FFTASIA50 Japanese football expert Scott McIntyre believes FC Tokyo's goal-hungry striker Yoshinori Muto has already demonstrated his talents in the J.League and is set to become a global pin-up for the Samurai Blue...
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