Mention the name Honda and most Australians think of good cars and great motorbikes.
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But that is all set to change come January when the Hunter joins Australia in hosting the Asian Cup football tournament.
Honda you will find out is also the surname of Japanese star Keisuke Honda who plays with Serie A side Milan.
In the interest of helping non-sporting nuts maintain office conversations and exchange some pleasantries with the throng of visiting football fans we are embarking on a beginners guide to the Asian Cup.
Who better to get you excited about the journey than HG Nelson who is on a quest to footballise Australia.
Check him out below
Now for the teams.
There are 16 teams competing in the Asian Cup including Australia.
Other competing nations are: Japan, North and South Korea, Palestine, Iran, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, China, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq.
We kick off your briefing notes on the teams with Iran and South Korea who both qualified for the World Cup.
Player rants
We might find player rants on Twitter are a little toned down after Paul Gallen’s $50,000 fine for his c-word infused criticism of the NRL.
It’s certainly been the case for NFL footballer Steve Smith who has retired from Twitter.
Smith said he came to his decision after coming across too much needless negativity directed at athletes and celebrities and getting in trouble with his wife for his responses.