Not too sure if I want to make a new thread so I'll chuck it here, but instead of relying on friendly tournaments like this and trips to the Lawson Tama for our international games, why don't we ask to join the AFC Asian Cup? We see this done in South America, where CONCACAF teams like Mexico and USA are granted entry to the Copa America, and often a wildcard like Japan is brought in. There might be a little bit of difference since Copa America doesn't require qualifying but the Asian cup does. (Side note, Mexican teams are also let in to the Copa Libertadores, so surely the Phoenix can get in to the AFC Champions League if we ask nicely enough?)
Not too sure if I want to make a new thread so I'll chuck it here, but instead of relying on friendly tournaments like this and trips to the Lawson Tama for our international games, why don't we ask to join the AFC Asian Cup? We see this done in South America, where CONCACAF teams like Mexico and USA are granted entry to the Copa America, and often a wildcard like Japan is brought in. There might be a little bit of difference since Copa America requires qualifying. (Side note, Mexican teams are also let in to the Copa Libertadores, so surely the Phoenix can get in to the AFC Champions League if we ask nicely enough?)