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		<title>Reysol facing daunting challenge in second leg</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Asian Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol and Iran&#8217;s Esteghlal will have to make history in second-leg games of the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday if they are to prevent Chinese and Korean titans Guangzhou Evergrande and FC Seoul reaching the final. No team since the current format of the tournament started in 2003 has overcome a semifinal first-leg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sato stunner helps Sanfrecce close gap on Marinos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hisato Sato scored a stunning first-half strike and reigning J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima closed the gap on leaders Yokohama F. Marinos to two points with a 2-0 win away to Sagan Tosu on Saturday. Sato opened the scoring after 23 minutes with his 17th goal of the season, taking a pass from Yojiro Takahagi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guangzhou deals crushing blow to Reysol&#8217;s Asian Champions League hopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asian Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol suffered a second-half meltdown to leave their Asian Champions League final dream hanging by a thread after a 4-1 home defeat to Marcello Lippi&#8217;s Guangzhou Evergrande in their semifinal first leg on Wednesday night. Jorge Wagner handed Emperor&#8217;s Cup winners Reysol a 10th-minute lead at Hitachi Stadium, but away goals after the break [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marinos eye title after breaking clear of chasing pack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Shunsuke Nakamura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokohama F. Marinos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is still plenty of life left in the J. League title race, but after opening up a four-point gap at the top of the table last weekend, Yokohama F. Marinos have taken a bold step toward their first championship in nine years. Marinos came through a bruising encounter to beat Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late Kakitani goal gives Cerezo share of spoils</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cerezo Osaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani scored a late equalizer to rescue a point for Cerezo Osaka in a 1-1 draw at home to Kashiwa Reysol on Sunday. Masato Kudo&#8217;s first-half strike looked set to give Reysol maximum points and cap a memorable week after they reached the semifinals of the Asian Champions League for the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reds lose ground in title race after Aoyama saves point for Ventforet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[URAWA REDS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naoaki Aoyama scored in the 96th minute to rescue a precious point for Ventforet Kofu and dent Urawa Reds&#8217; J. League title hopes with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Second-place Urawa went into the game at Saitama Stadium trailing league-leaders Yokohama F. Marinos by two points, and Yuki Abe looked to have set the home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J. League approves two-stage format</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/18/soccer/j-league-approves-two-stage-format/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=j-league-approves-two-stage-format</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The J. League&#8217;s board of directors on Tuesday formally approved a new two-stage format that will be implemented from 2015. The J. League moved to its existing single-stage championship in 2005. Until then, the season was decided by the winners of two stages. The new format, however, has not been warmly received by many fans. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J. League adopts two-stage format</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/17/soccer/j-league-adopts-two-stage-format/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=j-league-adopts-two-stage-format</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[J. League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The J. League&#8217;s board of directors on Tuesday formally approved a new two-stage format that will be implemented from 2015. The J. League moved to its existing single-stage championship in 2005. Until then, the season was decided by the winners of two stages. The playoff of the new two-stage format &#8212; the league is currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo sinks Urawa with late Hirayama header</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/14/soccer/tokyo-sinks-urawa-with-late-hirayama-header/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tokyo-sinks-urawa-with-late-hirayama-header</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[FC Tokyo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Japan international Sota Hirayama denied Urawa Reds the chance to stay within one point of leaders Yokohama F. Marinos by scoring a last-gasp winner in FC Tokyo&#8217;s 3-2 victory on Saturday. Hirayama, who came off the bench in the 73rd minute, buried a diving header in the 90th minute by the near post, just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maeda at the double as Jubilo stun Reysol</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Jubilo Iwata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Japan striker Ryoichi Maeda scored twice as struggling Jubilo Iwata boosted their top-flight survival hopes with a stunning 3-1 win at Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League on Friday night. Iwata came into the match second-from-bottom of the table and nine points adrift of the safety zone, having not won in the league since beating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fujita hat-trick sends Marinos through</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Emperor's Cup]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoshihito Fujita bagged a second-half hat-trick as J. League first division leaders Yokohama F. Marinos cruised past Vanraure Hachinohe 5-1 in the Emperor&#8217;s Cup second round on Wednesday. Shingo Hyodo and Manabu Saito also struck for Marinos in the rout of the Tohoku corporate league outfit at Mitsuzawa Stadium. Marinos host Cerezo Osaka in J. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J. League to adopt two-stage format</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The J. League will adopt a two-stage format with postseason play to determine the league champion starting in 2015, multiple sources said Tuesday. The postseason will consist of each stage champion playing off against the runnerup from the other stage. The winners would then play off with the winner facing the team with the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiroshima labor to reach Emperor&#8217;s Cup third round</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima squeezed into the third round of the Emperor&#8217;s Cup, but Nagoya Grampus were the victims of Sunday&#8217;s biggest upset. Kazuhiko Chiba&#8217;s 12th-minute goal was enough to keep Hiroshima in the tournament with a 1-0 win over Fukuoka University. But Grampus fell at the first hurdle after goals from Yuki Sato and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reysol pulverize Marinos as Nelsinho makes dramatic return</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol ended a turbulent week on a resounding high with a 4-0 Nabisco Cup semifinal first-leg win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday. Reysol went into the match at Hitachi Stadium after a chaotic seven days, with manager Nelsinho abruptly offering his resignation in the immediate aftermath of last weekend&#8217;s 3-1 J. League loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aoyama tested for appendicitis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Toshihiro Aoyama pulled out of the Japan squad with suspected appendicitis, the Japan Football Association said Saturday. Aoyama complained of stomach pains after Japan&#8217;s 3-0 win over Guatemala in a friendly in Osaka on Friday night. He was diagnosed with suspected appendicitis after undergoing tests and was kept in the hospital overnight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manager Nelsinho rejoins Reysol, withdraws resignation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[J.League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol announced Thursday that manager Nelsinho rejoined the team after withdrawing his resignation. &#8220;We met on Tuesday, and he said he wanted to give it another try and asked for the chance to do so,&#8221; team director Tatsuma Yoshida said. &#8220;We interpreted this as proof of his self-reflection and have decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life goes on for Reysol after Nelsinho&#8217;s shock resignation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelsinho]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol are still reeling from the shock resignation of manager Nelsinho last weekend, but with the club competing on four fronts heading into September, there is no time for an extended grieving period. Nelsinho stunned officials, players and fans last Saturday by announcing his intention to quit in the aftermath of Reysol&#8217;s 3-1 defeat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardija midfielder Kanazawa to miss four weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shin Kanazawa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[J. League first-division side Omiya Ardija announced Wednesday that midfielder Shin Kanazawa will be out for four weeks with a knee injury. The 29-year-old, who has two goals in 21 J1 games this season, hurt the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in Sunday&#8217;s 1-0 win over league-leading Yokohama F. Marinos. The win snapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reds gain ground in J.League title race</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ALBIREX NIIGATA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urawa Reds made up ground in the J.League title race with a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata as front-runners Yokohama F. Marinos and Sanfrecce Hiroshima both lost on Saturday night. Urawa went into the match at Saitama Stadium trailing first-place Marinos by four points having lost 3-0 to the league leaders on Wednesday night, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yokohama back on top of J. League table</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Shunsuke Nakamura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Struggling Ventforet Kofu pulled off a stunning 2-0 upset win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and Yokohama F. Marinos took full advantage to replace the reigning champions at the top of the J. League thanks to a 3-0 win at home to Urawa Reds on Wednesday night. Yokohama, powered by a double from Shunsuke Nakamura either side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardija handed seventh consecutive loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol beat Omiya Ardija 3-2 on Saturday night to consign the free-falling Saitama side to its seventh straight defeat. Omiya went into the match at Nack5 Stadium having appointed new manager Tsutomu Ogura earlier in the week in an attempt to stop the rot that had seen it drop from first to fifth in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kashima&#8217;s Shibasaki impresses with professional approach to his craft</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/23/soccer/kashimas-shibasaki-impresses-with-professional-approach-to-his-craft/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kashimas-shibasaki-impresses-with-professional-approach-to-his-craft</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaku Shibasaki]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki may be only 21, but such is the wise head on his young shoulders that 34-year-old club captain Mitsuo Ogasawara already considers him an &#8220;old man.&#8221; Shibasaki has established himself as one of the J. League&#8217;s classiest operators in just 2&#189; years since joining Antlers from Aomori Yamada High School, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kashiwa held in first leg of ACL quarterfinal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus Fielding</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asian Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kashiwa Reysol kept their unbeaten record in tact, but the Emperor&#8217;s Cup holders face a tough trip to Saudi Arabia next month after being held 1-1 by Al Shabab in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Masato Kudo fired Reysol in front midway through the first half in sweltering heat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marinos climb back into first place by beating FC Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/17/soccer/marinos-climb-back-into-first-place-by-beating-fc-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=marinos-climb-back-into-first-place-by-beating-fc-tokyo</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FC Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos reclaimed top spot in the J.League table with a 2-0 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday night. Marinos went into the game at Ajinomoto Stadium trailing previous leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima by just one point having won four and drawn one of their previous five games, and a 31st-minute goal from Shingo Hyodo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Omiya taking massive gamble with Verdenik dismissal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The J. League has seen its fair share of bold managerial dismissals over the years, but few can rival the firing of Omiya Ardija&#8217;s Zdenko Verdenik last weekend. Verdenik paid the price for Omiya&#8217;s recent dismal run of form having overseen a fifth straight defeat in Saturday&#8217;s 3-0 home loss to Cerezo Osaka, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Struggling Ardija to appoint Ogura as new coach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tsutomu Ogura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija will name technical director and former Japan national team assistant Tsutomu Ogura as their new manager, club president Shigeru Suzuki said Tuesday. Omiya, despite being fourth in J1 only six points off the pace, sacked coach Zdenko Verdenik on Sunday, a day after the team lost its fifth match in a row. Suzuki [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ardija looking to sign Socceroo Neill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embattled Omiya Ardija are reportedly chasing Australia captain Lucas Neill and are set to install former Japan national team assistant Tsutomu Ogura as their new manager. Just a day after the J. League club sacked coach Zdenko Verdenik on the heels of its fifth straight defeat Saturday, Nikkan Sports quoted an Omiya official as saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic star Nagai returning to Grampus on loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The general manager of J. League first-division side Nagoya Grampus revealed Saturday that Japan Olympic striker Kensuke Nagai is in the process of returning to the team from Belgian side Standard Liege. Nagai moved to Standard in January on a full transfer and is currently under contract until the summer of 2017, but he has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kakitani lifts Cerezo over Ardija</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoichiro Kakitani celebrated his Japan call-up in style by scoring a first-half brace and creating a third in Cerezo Osaka&#8217;s comprehensive 3-0 victory over Omiya Ardija on Saturday. In one of the hottest parts of the country on the hottest day of the year, Kakitani was a man on fire as he helped revive Cerezo&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FC Tokyo&#8217;s Watanabe embracing challenges he faces</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Mckirdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FC Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kazuma Watanabe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FC Tokyo striker Kazuma Watanabe is excited to be leading a new wave of Japanese goal scorers in the race for this season&#8217;s J. League golden boot, but that does not mean he is about to sit back and let his countrymen beat him to the prize. Watanabe was on target twice in Tokyo&#8217;s 2-0 [...]]]></description>
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