Why does Asia struggle to produce homegrown football players? - BBC World Service #shorts

Asia’s football development is still catching up because of gaps in infrastructure and a relatively short competitive legacy. In contrast, Europe and South America have built talent pipelines over decades, creating stronger systems from youth level to the professional stage. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM FIFA has accused Malaysia of attempting to fast-track foreign-born players into its men’s national team using falsified documents, in what is being described as one of the most serious scandals in Malaysian football history. The controversy erupted after Malaysia, ranked relatively low, defeated Vietnam 4-0 with seven newly recruited foreign-born players selected on the basis of claimed Malaysian heritage. FIFA later determined that the paperwork supporting those family links had been tampered with, leading to suspensions, resignations and an ongoing arbitration appeal. Asia Specific host Mariko Oi is joined by the chief presenter for the BBC’s News channel in Singapore, Steve Lai, as well as author and sport columnist Neil Humphreys. ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #malaysia #football #asiafootball #asiaspecific