Sirawak the hero as Buriram progress

The Thais joins UAE clubs Al-Nasr and Al-Shabab Al-Arabi in the AFC Champions League group stage after their victory over Brisbane at the I-Mobile stadium

'We'll go home with our heads held high'

Auckland City manager Ramon Tribulietx was proud of his team's performance while Hajime Moriyasu revealed that preparations for the match were compromised following the late finish of the J-League season

'Keisuke Honda taught me how to kick'

The 26-year-old Aoyama revealed how advice given to him by the CSKA Moscow midfielder helped him to score the solitary goal in his side’s Play-off win

Sanfrecce edge out plucky Auckland

Toshihiro Aoyama's 66th minute strike was enough to send the J-League champions through to the next round

‘Handshake for peace’ at Fifa Club World Cup

The initiative was introduced earlier this year at the Fifa Congress 2012 and will be put into practice for the first time in the opening match of the CWC

Goal.com's Asian Best XI for November

The biennial Southeast Asian competition yielded plenty of worthy nominations, but East and West Asia was not without their own stars as November brought out the best in many

I-League CEO explains controversial ACL slots

Sunando Dhar elucidates how India, Singapore, Vietnam and others missed out on the crucial play-off spot in the Asian Champions League