Soccer in Asia

Soccer is of course the most popular sport in the world. I myself watch soccer regularly. Many popular tournaments such as EPL, Italian Seri A, SPL, European champions leagues are very polular in many parts of the world. Soccer fixtures between top international teams and clubs are available to see in many top soccer dedicated websites.

The popularity of the game is increasing rapidly. It is believed that soccer (also know as football) was introduced to Asia in the latter half of the 19th century. Although it was not received warmly early on, the game has pick up its rhythm recently. Many Asian clubs have performed very well in recent world cup in Korea & Japan. Some memorable international moments have indicated the potential of football Asia and in Oceania. Asia's first notable success was North Korea's stunning defeat of Italy at the 1966 World Cup finals.

Unlike earlier days, Asia will represent 05 teams in Worlds biggest sports competition (World Cup). Meanwhile, domestic club competitions across Asia and Oceania have been weakened by the need for top national players to join better clubs in Europe or South America to test and improve their talents at a markedly higher level.