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Marukawa and the Limits of Indonesia's Naturalisation MachineMarukawa and the Limits of Indonesia's Naturalisation Machine A morning in...
Indonesia Naturalizes Taisei Marukawa: A New Recruitment Model and the Limits of the 'Trouble for Vietnam' PromiseOn 20 October, Noor Korompot, an official at Indonesia's Ministry of Law, tol...
Marukawa and the two remaining procedures: A touchline view of Indonesia's naturalisation waveIn a report dated 20 October, Noor Korompot, an official at Indonesia's...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time in Jakarta: When a 35-Year Trophy Is Held Under the Clock's LightThat night I sat in front of the screen in Rome, my old notebook open beside...
Verdonk and a historic milestone: Indonesia has its first player in the Champions LeagueIndonesian football has just marked a watershed moment as, for the first time...
World Badminton After Paris 2026: When Long-Rally Data Begins to SpeakA Final That the Scoreline Did Not Fully Tell On the evening of August 5, 202...
Emil Audero and the Decisive Shootout Save: Indonesia Beat Thailand to Win the TitleThe 120th minute ended with the score at 2-2 after two periods of extra time....
2030 World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Indonesia, the First-Round Bye and the Paradox of a Pre-Determined SlotIn the dataset I kept from the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle, one line made...
Alwi Farhan, Kento Momota and the Silence Before the Asian Games 2026 DebutIn an empty hall in Tokyo, the sound of racket meeting shuttle rang out stead...
AFC World Cup 2030 Qualifiers: Vietnam in Pot 2 and the Numbers That Need Re-reading Before December 15, 2026On December 15, 2026, at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation...
FIFA Abandons the Project: Is Indonesia the Only FIFA ASEAN Cup Champion?Seven minutes. The number jumped from two to seven on the electronic board, i...
Vietnam women's volleyball at Asiad 20: Loss to Indonesia and unravelled lessonsThe Asiad 20 tournament has concluded with the championship belonging to the...
Asian Women's Volleyball: China's Crown and the Cracks Hidden by the StandingsI sat for a long time after the women's volleyball final ended. On the...
Southeast Asian Final Indonesia vs Thailand: What the 9-2 Scoreline HidesOver two weeks of following the group stage, I wrote two numbers side by side...
A 9-2 Win Doesn't Erase the Pressure: Hubner, Herdman and a Final That Hasn't Settled AnythingThe 9-2 flashed on the board in Jakarta, and in the post-match press conferen...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time at the ASEAN Cup: Indonesia Win 9-2, Malaysia Miss Out on the RuleI sat down to write about an injustice. On the screen, the fourth official's...
Indonesia 9-2 Bangladesh: Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time, 37 Seconds, and the Lesson of a Win That Cannot Be Read by the ScorelineIn the 90th minute, the scoreboard showed 7-1. No one in the stands still...
Indonesia vs Bangladesh: Goal Difference and the Pressure Equation at Gelora Bung KarnoTwo goals in two matches. That is the entire attacking output of Indonesia in...
Bung Karno's Breath: When Ten-Man Indonesia and a Red Card Redefined the Group A RaceIn the 35th minute, Bung Karno fell silent for a beat. I sat in the observers...
Indonesia vs Bangladesh: The Goal-Difference Race a Win Might Not SettleAt minute 37 of the goalless draw with Malaysia, Thom Haye was sent off. For...
Indonesia Needs a 2-0 Win Over Bangladesh: When Home Is No Longer an Automatic FortressAt 19:30 Jakarta time, the final matchday of Group A kicks off simultaneously...
Justin Hubner and the Red Card Crack: Why Indonesia Struggled Against MalaysiaMinute 37, the stadium seemed to freeze. Thom Haye was shown a red card and...
Vuvuzelas Held at the Gate: The Beat of Vietnam's Stands and the FIFA Rule Test at the 2026 ASEAN CupAt 29 September 2026, I was standing about thirty metres from the ticket gate...
The Ten-Man Wall at Gelora Bung Karno: The 0-0 Draw Was Not Decided by the ScorelineAt the 37th minute, the drums on the Gelora Bung Karno stands had barely fade...
Rights, Broken Links, and the Ghosts of FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026An old man stands on the East Stand, staring at an empty pitch. The match...
The Wrong Link and the Real Story Behind ASEAN Football RightsThere is a small detail I keep, the way one keeps a speck of dust on the gras...
Indonesia's 24th Medal: The Silence of Pokémon Unite at the 2026 Asian GamesOn Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Hall D of Aichi Sky Expo, Indonesia's...
Asian Games 2026: Indonesia Reaches 24th Medal as the Pokémon Unite Final Ends in SilverIndonesia took the opening game. On the scoreboard at Aichi Sky Expo Hall D t...
Malaysia vs Indonesia: Three Goals, Two Reliable Sources, and One VoidAt 61, I have watched too many 3-0 wins inflated into tactical manifestos, on...
Indonesia Lose 0-3 to Chinese Taipei and Finish Sixth in Women's Volleyball at the 2026 Asian GamesSet two ended at 20-25. It was the only moment on that afternoon at Park Aren...
Indonesia Finishes 6th at the 2026 Asian Games: The 0-3 Loss to Chinese Taipei and the Third-Set CollapsePark Arena Komaki sits less than forty minutes by train from where I live in...
FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026: Two Champions and an Unresolved Balance ProblemIn Jakarta, the seats of Gelora Bung Karno Stadium are still covered in blue...
Beyond the trophy: Kim Sang Sik's FIFA ASEAN Cup missionI once believed in data, until Barça called. But in Southeast Asia, there are...
Indonesia Naturalizes Taisei Marukawa: A New Recruitment Model and the Limits of the 'Trouble for Vietnam' PromiseOn 20 October, Noor Korompot, an official at Indonesia's Ministry of Law, tol...
Marukawa and the two remaining procedures: A touchline view of Indonesia's naturalisation waveIn a report dated 20 October, Noor Korompot, an official at Indonesia's...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time in Jakarta: When a 35-Year Trophy Is Held Under the Clock's LightThat night I sat in front of the screen in Rome, my old notebook open beside...
Verdonk and a historic milestone: Indonesia has its first player in the Champions LeagueIndonesian football has just marked a watershed moment as, for the first time...
World Badminton After Paris 2026: When Long-Rally Data Begins to SpeakA Final That the Scoreline Did Not Fully Tell On the evening of August 5, 202...
Emil Audero and the Decisive Shootout Save: Indonesia Beat Thailand to Win the TitleThe 120th minute ended with the score at 2-2 after two periods of extra time....
2030 World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Indonesia, the First-Round Bye and the Paradox of a Pre-Determined SlotIn the dataset I kept from the 2026 World Cup qualifying cycle, one line made...
Alwi Farhan, Kento Momota and the Silence Before the Asian Games 2026 DebutIn an empty hall in Tokyo, the sound of racket meeting shuttle rang out stead...
AFC World Cup 2030 Qualifiers: Vietnam in Pot 2 and the Numbers That Need Re-reading Before December 15, 2026On December 15, 2026, at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation...
FIFA Abandons the Project: Is Indonesia the Only FIFA ASEAN Cup Champion?Seven minutes. The number jumped from two to seven on the electronic board, i...
Vietnam women's volleyball at Asiad 20: Loss to Indonesia and unravelled lessonsThe Asiad 20 tournament has concluded with the championship belonging to the...
Asian Women's Volleyball: China's Crown and the Cracks Hidden by the StandingsI sat for a long time after the women's volleyball final ended. On the...
Southeast Asian Final Indonesia vs Thailand: What the 9-2 Scoreline HidesOver two weeks of following the group stage, I wrote two numbers side by side...
A 9-2 Win Doesn't Erase the Pressure: Hubner, Herdman and a Final That Hasn't Settled AnythingThe 9-2 flashed on the board in Jakarta, and in the post-match press conferen...
Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time at the ASEAN Cup: Indonesia Win 9-2, Malaysia Miss Out on the RuleI sat down to write about an injustice. On the screen, the fourth official's...
Indonesia 9-2 Bangladesh: Seven Minutes of Stoppage Time, 37 Seconds, and the Lesson of a Win That Cannot Be Read by the ScorelineIn the 90th minute, the scoreboard showed 7-1. No one in the stands still...
Indonesia vs Bangladesh: Goal Difference and the Pressure Equation at Gelora Bung KarnoTwo goals in two matches. That is the entire attacking output of Indonesia in...
Bung Karno's Breath: When Ten-Man Indonesia and a Red Card Redefined the Group A RaceIn the 35th minute, Bung Karno fell silent for a beat. I sat in the observers...
Indonesia vs Bangladesh: The Goal-Difference Race a Win Might Not SettleAt minute 37 of the goalless draw with Malaysia, Thom Haye was sent off. For...
Indonesia Needs a 2-0 Win Over Bangladesh: When Home Is No Longer an Automatic FortressAt 19:30 Jakarta time, the final matchday of Group A kicks off simultaneously...
Justin Hubner and the Red Card Crack: Why Indonesia Struggled Against MalaysiaMinute 37, the stadium seemed to freeze. Thom Haye was shown a red card and...
Vuvuzelas Held at the Gate: The Beat of Vietnam's Stands and the FIFA Rule Test at the 2026 ASEAN CupAt 29 September 2026, I was standing about thirty metres from the ticket gate...
The Ten-Man Wall at Gelora Bung Karno: The 0-0 Draw Was Not Decided by the ScorelineAt the 37th minute, the drums on the Gelora Bung Karno stands had barely fade...
Rights, Broken Links, and the Ghosts of FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026An old man stands on the East Stand, staring at an empty pitch. The match...
The Wrong Link and the Real Story Behind ASEAN Football RightsThere is a small detail I keep, the way one keeps a speck of dust on the gras...
Indonesia's 24th Medal: The Silence of Pokémon Unite at the 2026 Asian GamesOn Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Hall D of Aichi Sky Expo, Indonesia's...
Asian Games 2026: Indonesia Reaches 24th Medal as the Pokémon Unite Final Ends in SilverIndonesia took the opening game. On the scoreboard at Aichi Sky Expo Hall D t...
Malaysia vs Indonesia: Three Goals, Two Reliable Sources, and One VoidAt 61, I have watched too many 3-0 wins inflated into tactical manifestos, on...
Indonesia Lose 0-3 to Chinese Taipei and Finish Sixth in Women's Volleyball at the 2026 Asian GamesSet two ended at 20-25. It was the only moment on that afternoon at Park Aren...
Indonesia Finishes 6th at the 2026 Asian Games: The 0-3 Loss to Chinese Taipei and the Third-Set CollapsePark Arena Komaki sits less than forty minutes by train from where I live in...
FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026: Two Champions and an Unresolved Balance ProblemIn Jakarta, the seats of Gelora Bung Karno Stadium are still covered in blue...
Beyond the trophy: Kim Sang Sik's FIFA ASEAN Cup missionI once believed in data, until Barça called. But in Southeast Asia, there are...
