When viewers across the world tune into Saturday’s Levain Cup final, some may recognize a voice that for nearly a decade has carried as one of the J. League’s leading advocates.
On the English-language call of the decider at Tokyo’s National Stadium will be Ben Maxwell, who since 2012 has provided weekly coverage of the J. League as well as Japan’s national teams on “The J-Talk Podcast.”
Across 340 episodes on the podcast’s main feed, Maxwell has shepherded international listeners through the ins and outs of a league that until this season remained largely inaccessible to fans outside of Japan.