Australia struck twice early on and then soaked up the pressure as they downed United Arab Emirates 2-0 to set up an Asian Cup final against unbeaten South Korea on Tuesday.... more »
Australia defender Matthew Spiranovic returned from suspension as coach Ange Postecoglou made two changes for the Asian Cup semi-final against United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.... more »
United Arab Emirates boss Mahdi Ali on Monday warned his team not to focus solely on talisman Tim Cahill despite his heroics in leading Australia into the Asian Cup semi-finals.... more »
Australia have turned up the heat on the United Arab Emirates before Tuesday's Asian Cup semi-final, warning the Gulf side that they would "choke them until they're blue".... more »
Japan were sent crashing out of the Asian Cup on Friday as the United Arab Emirates shocked the defending champions 5-4 on penalties after a pulsating quarter-final.... more »
Slick playmaker Omar Abdulrahman can stake his claim for a big-money move to Europe when the UAE face Japan on Friday in an Asian Cup quarter-final which threatens to be a potential banana skin for the holders.... more »
United Arab Emirates coach Mahdi Ali has risked a fine after calling into doubt Japanese referee Ryuji Sato's impartiality following his side's Asian Cup loss to Iran on Monday.... more »
Substitute Reza Ghoochannejhad scored in the first minute of stoppage time Monday to give Iran a thrilling 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates and top spot in Group C of the Asian Cup.... more »
He has the hair of Marouane Fellaini and he's yet to score a goal, but mop-top star Omar Abdulrahman has become the talk of the Asian Cup after two inspired performances for UAE.... more »
United Arab Emirates striker Ali Mabkhout scored after 14 seconds in one of the fastest goals in Asian Cup history to propel his side towards a 2-1 win over Bahrain on Thursday.... more »
United Arab Emirates coach Mahdi Ali warned his players Wednesday not to rely too much on sparkling midfielder Omar Abdulrahman in the Asian Cup clash against Bahrain.... more »
Qatar coach Djamel Belmadi took "no positives" from his side's 4-1 loss to United Arab Emirates as the future World Cup hosts were left staring at an early Asian Cup exit on Sunday.... more »
United Arab Emirates goal-machine Ali Mabkhout said Saturday he hopes a scoring spree at the Asian Cup could help him win a big-money move to Europe.... more »