The Gasmen are dead — long live the Gamers?
Monday’s long-telegraphed announcement that digital media giant Mixi will assume ownership of FC Tokyo through the creation of more than ¥1.1 billion in new shares signaled the start of a new era for a club that has only known life under founder Tokyo Gas.
The news also comes at the end of one of its most disheartening seasons in recent memory, with the team set for an underwhelming mid-table finish as they slip from last season’s sixth place and further yet from its runner-up campaign in 2019.