TRIBLOG

by Ippei Tsuchiya, deputy editor of Football Tribe Japan We, human beings, have some pivotal moments in our lives. And it often caused by someone who has extraordinary talent or fascinating personality or both of them. In my case, it was 1998, I was seven years old and the year that Japan achieved two very important accomplishments in Japanese sports history. Firstly, Japan hosted Winter Olympic Games in February of that year, and Japanese Olympians won 10 medals in total. Winter sports are not so popular in my home town, but I prefer Winter Olympic Games more than Summer Olympic Games since then. Secondly, Japanese football national team appeared in FIFA World Cup for the first time in Japanese football history. They lost all three group stage games, but they competed with Argentina, there were Gabriel Batistuta, Claudio Lopez and Juan Sebastian Veron, and Croatia, there were Davor Suker, Robert Prosinecki and Zvonimir Boban, bravery and the most importantly they gave m...

by Mihyun Chung, Chief Editor of Football Tribe Korea Last time I complained about how I am not treated as a serious football fan when I say I like football. Almost every single guy I've met made an assumption that I like football because of Cristiano Ronaldo, especially because I support Real Madrid. Nope, not true. It was NOT because of Cristiano Ronaldo, and just to clarify, my favourite player has been Alvaro Arbeloa since 2009. Having said that, however, I thought it would be still fun to tell you why I got to support Real Madrid, which I said in our webcomic: MAN UTD WON SO CAN I CLOCK OUT AT 5PM?  *Previously I shared about our webcomic on this blog . Feel the Passion #JOINTHETRIBE

by Dan Orlowitz, Head of Photography for Football Tribe  One of the most fascinating things about football to me is the visual culture - the scenes, colors, and iconography that make it one of the most vivid sports in the world. Whether it's a picturesque stadium view, an iconic uniform, or a well-planned fan choreography, what happens around the pitch is often as beautiful as what happens in those 90 minutes between the first and last whistles.  It was this color that first drew me to club football in 2007, when less than five months after moving to Japan I attended my first J.League match. It was something that I, an American used to baseball and American football, had never really experienced before.  But I was immediately hooked, even though the day ended in a loss against eventual champions (and future three-peaters) Kashima Antlers.  Eventually, after many seasons of shooting from the stands, I found my way onto the pitch shooting for sever...

by Trung Nguyen, Chief Editor of Football Tribe Vietnam Back in October, I met my old friend (now my leader) – Cesare Polenghi after a long time not being in touch. He told me he was creating a community for Asian football fans to come together and celebrate football in the most exciting ways via Football Tribe network. I was persuaded to “Join the Tribe” and contribute to the development of this community. As part of our mission to develop this community, it is our goal to create chances for youngsters all across Asia to be able to work with football and to make a living with their passions. Football Tribe Academy was created. The project will give the society the value of knowledge. For the first time, young football faithful can learn about being football journalists with hands-on, real-life experiences for free. Lessons were drafted, plans were drawn, schedules were set, and we were expecting a small start for the First Class. Beyond our expectations, the enrollment was ...

by Behnam Zafarzadeh, Chief Editor of Football Tribe Iran Image credit: Ali Shirband- Mizanonline The world Cups are Lighthouses of my life and my mind divide the years between two World cup to remember the events. In the 1990 World cup, my very first World cup, I was just 7-year-old and I cried after Argentina defeat in final against Germany. I remember that my mom angered and asked me to stop it because she couldn’t understand it but for years later, when World Cup took place in USA and it was difficult to stay awake for matches that kick-off in 3 am (Iran time), she usually watched them and analyzed for us tomorrow morning. In the 2010 world cup, I was in military service and I couldn’t watch the match because we had to go to sleep in 9pm. I know the 2018 world cup will be memorable for me because it’s for the first time that I will be there and experience it closely. Honestly, I thought that Qatar 2022 will be my first World cup but luck came to me 4 years sooner. I s...