Asian football emerging from the gloom

Aljazeera – The growing interaction of Asia with the rest of the football world is overwhelmingly a good thing as the giant continent brings billions of fans, thousands of gifted players and growing economic might to the global table. It’s not a complete positive however. There’s also the fact Asia has something of a reputation when it comes to match-fixing. While leading football nations such as Germany and Italy have had their own problems, the south-eastern region of Asia is generally recognised as the continental and perhaps global hub of the dodgy practice. But even South Korea, home to Asia’s oldest…