n today's episode, Kenta interviews Utah Royals and Nadeshiko Japan forward Mina Tanaka.The Asian Football Podcast is a podcast dedicated to covering all aspects of football in Asia. Hosted by knowledgeable and passionate football enthusiasts, the show provides in-depth analysis, commentary, and insights into the latest news, matches, and developments across the continent. This podcast is all about international and club football in Asia and relevant topics. The hosts are Erfan Hoseiny, Arya Nourizadeh, and Kenta Hagiwara.Check us out!https://twitter.com/AsianFutbolShowhttps://www.instagram.com/TheAsianFootballShowhttps://linktr.ee/TheAsianFootballShowArya:https://twitter.com/Twenty9Unitedhttps://www.instagram.com/twenty9unitedErfan:https://twitter.com/Eri1806https://www.instagram.com/erfan18_06Kenta:https://twitter.com/KentraHagatrahttps://www.instagram.com/kentrahagatraMahdi: (Graphics)https://twitter.com/mativsh / https://twitter.com/ball4allmediahttps://www.instagram.com/mahdijavanbakhshhttps://www.instagram.com/ball4allmedia/Mina Tanaka: https://www.instagram.com/minatanaka_officialhttps://x.com/minatanaka_9

In today's episode, Erfan, Arya, and Kenta interview legendary Asian head coach Afshin Ghotbi.The Asian Football Podcast is a podcast dedicated to covering all aspects of football in Asia. Hosted by knowledgeable and passionate football enthusiasts, the show provides in-depth analysis, commentary, and insights into the latest news, matches, and developments across the continent. This podcast is all about international and club football in Asia and relevant topics. The hosts are Erfan Hoseiny, Arya Nourizadeh, and Kenta Hagiwara.

Afshin Ghotbi: https://www.instagram.com/afshinghotbi_official

Check us out!

https://twitter.com/AsianFutbolShow

https://www.instagram.com/TheAsianFootballShow

https://linktr.ee/TheAsianFootballShow

Arya: https://twitter.com/Twenty9United https://www.instagram.com/twenty9united

Erfan: https://twitter.com/Eri1806 https://www.instagram.com/erfan18_06

Kenta: https://twitter.com/KentraHagatra https://www.instagram.com/kentrahagatra

Mahdi: (Graphics) https://twitter.com/mativsh https://twitter.com/ball4allmedia https://www.instagram.com/mahdijavanbakhsh/ https://www.instagram.com/ball4allmedia/

CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:05 US National Team & playing Iran at 98' World Cup

0:08:30 2002 World Cup with South Korea

0:15:05 Suwon Samsung Bluewings & K-League

0:17:27 Winning the PGPL with Persepolis

0:23:25 Coaching the Iranian National Team

0:25:54 2011 Asian Cup with Team Melli

0:30:48 Shimizu S-Pulse & J-League

0:36:00 Japan winning the Women's World Cup

0:37:55 Buriram United in Thailand

0:40:00 Promotion with Shijiazhuang in China

0:40:48 China's Football Project

0:43:15 Return to PGPL: Coaching Foolad

0:47:32 Vancouver FC's Project

0:51:38 Asian Players in Vancouver

0:54:20 Canadian PL for young Asian players

0:56:23 2026 World Cup Co-hosted by Canada

1:00:07 Challenges with Iranian Football now

1:02:20 Amir Ghalenoei's invitation to Ghotbi

1:06:19 Fan questions

1:15:05 Outro

In today's episode, Arya & Erfan review the latest news surrounding Asian football.

The Asian Football Podcast is a podcast dedicated to covering all aspects of football in Asia. Hosted by knowledgeable and passionate football enthusiasts, the show provides in-depth analysis, commentary, and insights into the latest news, matches, and developments across the continent. This podcast is all about international and club football in Asia and relevant topics. The hosts are Erfan Hoseiny, Arya Nourizadeh, and Kenta Hagiwara.

Check us out!

https://twitter.com/AsianFutbolShow

https://www.instagram.com/TheAsianFootballShow

https://linktr.ee/TheAsianFootballShow

Arya:

https://twitter.com/Twenty9United

https://www.instagram.com/twenty9united

Erfan:

https://twitter.com/Eri1806

https://www.instagram.com/erfan18_06

Kenta:

https://twitter.com/KentraHagatra

https://www.instagram.com/kentrahagatra

Mahdi: (Graphics)

https://twitter.com/mativsh / https://twitter.com/ball4allmedia

https://www.instagram.com/mahdijavanbakhsh/ https://www.instagram.com/ball4allmedia/

CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:39 World Cup Qualifiers Group A

0:10:17 World Cup Qualifiers Group B

0:18:48 World Cup Qualifiers Group C

0:26:01 Team of the Week

0:29:08 AFC Champions League Round of 16

0:37:37 AFC Champions League Two Quarter-finals

0:44:24 AFC Challenge League Quarter-finals

0:46:03 AFC Women's Champions League

0:47:55 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

0:49:45 International Friendlies

0:51:34 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

0:54:01 AFC U20 Asian Cup Knock-out Stages

0:56:43 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Draw

0:58:13 Outro