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Health
NFL star Tua Tagovailoa urged to retire after latest concussion
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion, suffered during Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Bills, has ig...
Ryan General
Home
Japan upsets USA in American football to reach IFAF World Junior final
Japan’s U20 American Football team defeated two-time champion USA 41-20 at the IFAF World Junior Championships in Edmonton, Canada on ...
Feature
Roman Gabriel, NFL’s first Filipino American quarterback, dies at 83
Roman Gabriel, the groundbreaking former football star who made history as the first Filipino American quarterback in the NFL, has died at 8...
Bryan Ke
Hong Kong
Chinese fans slam Lionel Messi for sitting out HK match but playing in Japan days after
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has apologized to Chinese fans for skipping a friendly game in Hong Kong over the weekend due to an inj...
Asia
Tearful Son Heung-min apologizes after South Korea’s loss at Asian Cup
South Korean national soccer team captain Son Heung-min tearfully apologized to fans after his team suffered a loss at the Asian Football Cl...
News
Son Heung-min named Best Footballer in Asia for 2023
Son Heung-min won his seventh Best Footballer in Asia title this week, beating other superstars in the sport such as Cristiano Ronaldo and K...
Interviews
‘It’s bigger than me’: How NFL star Camryn Bynum is uplifting Filipinos on and off the field [interview]
With the clock winding down and the tension in the stadium reaching a fever pitch on Monday night, it was clear that the high-stakes clash b...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
Netizens cast doubt on Vietnamese singer’s announcement on Super Bowl invitation
Facebook users are calling out media outlets that have erroneously reported that a Vietnamese singer would be performing at the Super Bowl i...
Editorial Staff
South Korean defender Kim Min-jae nominated for Ballon d’Or
South Korean center-back Kim Min-jae has been nominated for a men’s Ballon d’Or. The only Asian: Kim, who currently plays for FC Bayer...
Carl Samson
China
Chinese man accused of stealing $168 million through football betting app scam in India
A Chinese national fled to China after Indian authorities learned of a football betting app scam that swindled hundreds of millions of dolla...
South Korea’s Casey Phair becomes youngest player in World Cup history
Casey Phair, a 16-year-old from New Jersey, has made history as the youngest player in FIFA Women’s World Cup history. Making history:...
Chandler Treon
Filipinas make Women’s World Cup history with stunning upset of New Zealand
“You saw how long New Zealand had to wait for its first win — six World Cups — and (for Philippines) to get it today was incredible” ...
Japan
Japan’s Women’s World Cup team cleans stadium, leaves note after opening victory
Japan has continued its tradition of cleaning up after themselves at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The team: The women’s national ...
NFL star and anime fan Jamaal Williams lives out childhood dreams in Japan
NFL running back Jamaal Williams is realizing his childhood dreams on vacation in Japan. A trip to remember: Williams, a player for the New ...
S. Korea adds US-born Casey Phair, 16, to Women’s World Cup team
I feel really proud and honored to be given this opportunity. And I’m ready and willing to do whatever it takes to help the country” ...
Georgia football player caught spewing racist slur at Asian boy during NFL Draft livestream
Jamaal Jarrett, an incoming defensive lineman of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, was caught using a racist slur toward Asi...
Son Heung-min becomes first Asian player to score 100 goals in Premier League
South Korean footballer Son Heung-min scored his 100th English Premier League (EPL) goal over the weekend, making him the first Asian athlet...
Reunited twins separated at birth attend first Super Bowl after NFL & NextShark surprise
With the Chiefs’ win, Tom Patterson takes home bragging rights — and his brother’s $25 ...
Reunited twins separated at birth find themselves rooting for opposing Super Bowl teams
A pair of Japanese American twins who were reunited as adults after being separated at birth have found themselves divided once again — but ...
Dwayne Johnson reacts to Chiefs star’s ‘jabroni’ diss of Cincinatti Mayor Aftab Pureval
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gave a shout-out to recent comments made by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce towards Cincinnati Mayor Aft...
‘Robotic dolls’ from James Wan’s upcoming film ‘M3GAN’ spook fans at LA Chargers game
Spectators of a Sunday game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams witnessed a creepy promotional stunt for James Wan’s u...
NFL to investigate Miami Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion
Before you read: NFL faces intense backlash, calls for firings over Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion injury The National Football League (NFL) ha...
South Korea
Son Heung-min, Ji So-yun named South Korea’s top footballers
Before you read: Son Heung-min makes history as first Asian player to lead English football’s Premier League in goals Son Heung-min becomes ...
South Korea’s Player No. 9, Cho Gue-sung, to star on MBC’s ‘I Live Alone’
Cho Gue-sung, a striker for South Korea’s national soccer team, recently went viral during his appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Cho ...
Iris Jung
Events
‘The true heroes’: World Cup releases tribute video to Japanese fans
The FIFA World Cup celebrated Japanese football fans in a video highlighting their selfless attitudes and their unwavering support for Samu...
Meet Camryn Bynum, the NFL star proudly repping his Filipino heritage
Minnesota Vikings safety Camryn Bynum is proud of his Filipino heritage, and he wants everyone to know it. After Bynum’s fourth-quarter in...
Alan Van
Social Media
Meet Cho Gue-sung, the S. Korean footballer capturing fans’ hearts at the World Cup
South Korean footballer Cho Gue-sung, who plays as No. 9 on South Korea’s national football team, went viral after capturing the hearts of ...
Maskless crowds at World Cup cause uproar in China
Qatar World Cup coverage in China has sparked an uproar among Weibo users, who have been speaking out against the Chinese government’s imple...
Japanese fans go viral for cleaning up everyone’s mess at the World Cup — again
Japanese football fans were filmed cleaning the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Monday after the opening game between Qatar and Ecuad...
Son Heung-min declares himself fit for World Cup after injury
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min will be fit enough to represent South Korea at the Qatar World Cup later this month, according to the foo...
Viral face wash ad reveals a Japanese-speaking Lionel Messi
An old Japanese ad featuring Paris Saint-Germain football star Lionel Messi has left netizens in stitches after it resurfaced on social med...
Son Heung-min becomes highest-ranked Asian player in men’s Ballon d’Or history
Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min became the highest-ranked Asian player in Ballon d’Or history, reaching 11th place on Monday. S...
Sports
NFL faces intense backlash, calls for firings over Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion injury
The NFL is facing intense backlash after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained a serious head injury that could have been pre...
William Yuk
Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner likely to miss rest of season after shoulder injury
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterback Tyler Buchner will likely miss the rest of the season following a severe AC jo...
‘My dream has come true’: Thai boy saved during Tham Luang cave rescue receives football scholarship
Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep, 17, was offered a scholarship to study at Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England. The teen...
Huynh Nhu set to become first Vietnamese woman football player to join European team
Vietnamese football star Huynh Nhu traveled to Portugal on Monday in preparation for signing with Länk FC Vilaverdense, a Portuguese footba...
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