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KAZUYOSHI MIURA

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 12, 2023
Kazuyoshi Miura extends Portuguese second-division stint at 56
The Yokohama FC forward set the record for the Portuguese league's oldest player during his half-season loan this spring.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 30, 2023
Kazuyoshi Miura hungry for more after Portuguese second-flight debut
The veteran remained on the bench for Oliveirense's home game with Estrela on Friday, in which his team suffered a 2-1 defeat.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2023
Kazuyoshi Miura makes Portuguese second-division debut at 56
The Japan legend, on loan since February from Yokohama FC until the end of the season, is playing in his fifth foreign country.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2023
Japan's oldest pro soccer player Miura to head to Portugal
'King Kazu,' 55, who last season played for Suzuka Point Getters in the fourth-tier Japan Football League on loan from Yokohama FC, will join Oliveirense until the summer.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 8, 2023
Evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura to play in Portuguese second tier
The 55-year-old is expected to sign a half-season contract with Oliveirense, which shares a parent company with his current club Yokohama FC.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 23, 2022
Kazuyoshi Miura to make decision on Portugal move in early 2023
Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura has indicated he will make a decision early next year about whether to start a new chapter in his evergreen career with a move to Portugal.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 30, 2022
Kazuyoshi Miura sets JFL's oldest scorer record with penalty kick
The former Japan star's goal was his first since March 2017, when he was playing for Yokohama FC in the J2 League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2022
Kazuyoshi Miura rewrites record for oldest player in debut at new National Stadium
Miura, at 55 years and 225 days old, came on in the 76th minute for the Suzuka Point Getters
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 30, 2021
54-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura set to play for fourth-tier club Suzuka
Suzuka play in the Japan Football League, one tier below the pro soccer's J-League third division.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 22, 2021
Eight clubs in the race to sign 54-year-old 'King Kazu' Kazuyoshi Miura
Offers have arrived from Suzuka Point Getters and FC Osaka of the Japan Football League, one tier below the J. League's third-tier J3, while he is planning to meet with J3 side YS Yokohama.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 11, 2021
'King Kazu' Miura plans to continue playing in J. League at age 54
Miura played in four J1 games for Yokohama FC last season as the club returned to the top flight for the first time since 2007.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 20, 2020
J. League wraps up season of obstacles and new records
Frontale's dominance, Michael Olunga's tally and 'King Kazu' Miura's endurance were among the many storylines fans enjoyed in a season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 30, 2020
Figure skating great Daisuke Takahashi hoping to emulate soccer's 'King Kazu'
Daisuke Takahashi may already be royalty in the eyes of many, but on Sunday he declared himself the man who would be king in his bid to emulate Kazuyoshi “King Kazu” Miura, Japan's ageless soccer icon.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 8, 2020
Teenager Reo Yasunaga powers Yokohama FC to win over Vissel
Yokohama FC overcame an early deficit to beat Vissel Kobe 2-1 in the J. League first division Sunday thanks to an injury-time winner from 19-year-old substitute Reo Yasunaga.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2020
Soccer world hails 'King Kazu' after J1 appearance at age of 53
There may have been plenty to talk about on Wednesday as the J. League first division rounded the corner into the second half of its tumultuous season, but the only story that mattered was evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura’s first time stepping onto a J1 pitch since 2007.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 23, 2020
Kazuyoshi Miura breaks record as J. League's oldest player
The 53-year-old started for Yokohama FC on Wednesday against Kawasaki.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 6, 2020
'King Kazu' becomes oldest to play in Japan league cup match at 53
Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura, playing in his first game of the season, became the oldest player to take to the pitch in Japan's league cup competition, the YBC Levain Cup, on Wednesday at the age of 53 years, 5 months and 10 days.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 4, 2020
'King Kazu' targeting Zico's mark as oldest to score in J. League's top division
The 53-year-old star is also poised to extend his record as the J. League's oldest-ever player for newly promoted Yokohama FC.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 14, 2020
J. League reaffirms commitment to safety for fans, players as new season approaches
After a record-setting 2019 season that saw larger crowds than ever attending games from Hokkaido to Okinawa, the J. League is committed to keeping both its fans and players safe.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 11, 2020
Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura receives contract extension
Yokohama FC on Saturday announced a contract renewal for former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, the world's oldest professional soccer player, which will take him into his 35th professional season.
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Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
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'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
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