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Soccer / J. League Jan 12, 2019
Takefusa Kubo returns to FC Tokyo after loan period ends with Marinos
FC Tokyo announced the return of 17-year-old attacker Takefusa Kubo to the J-League first-division club Saturday following the expiration of his loan period with Yokohama F. Marinos at the end of last year. Kubo, who can play as a striker or attacking midfielder, appeared in ...
Soccer / J. League | J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Jan 9, 2019
J. League bids farewell to era-defining group of legends
by Dan Orlowitz
There are few praises which have not already been sung for Yokohama F. Marinos defender Yuji Nakazawa and Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki, both of whom announced their retirement on Tuesday. They join Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara, SC Sagamihara goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, and Sanfrecce ...
Soccer / J. League Jan 8, 2019
Seigo Narazaki, longtime Grampus and Japan national team goalkeeper, retires at 42
Nagoya Grampus said Tuesday that former Japan international goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki has announced his retirement following a record 631 games in the J. League first division. The 42-year-old was a member of four World Cup squads and played all four of the Samurai Blue's games ...
Soccer / J. League Jan 8, 2019
Former Japan international soccer defender Yuji Nakazawa, 40, to retire
Durable Yokohama F Marinos defender Yuji Nakazawa, who played in two World Cups for Japan, has decided to retire, an official source said Monday. Last Aug. 19, the 40-year-old sat out a game due to pain in his left knee, ending his string of 178 ...
Soccer / J. League Jan 7, 2019
Vissel star Andres Iniesta slammed for posting photo with people in blackface
Former Spain and Barcelona star Andres Iniesta has been criticized on social media for posting a photo showing him with a group of people, including two in blackface, as part of the Three Kings Day celebration in Spain. Iniesta, who was not in blackface, is ...
Soccer / J. League Jan 2, 2019
Veteran F. Marinos midfielder Nakamachi to join Zambian club
by Dan Orlowitz
Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Kosuke Nakamachi announced on Wednesday his intent to continue his career in Zambia after turning down a two-year contract extension with the J. League first division side. The 33-year-old, who joined Marinos in 2012, revealed his decision in a post to ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 30, 2018
Thai international Teerasil Dangda parts ways with Sanfrecce
J. League first division runner-up Sanfrecce Hiroshima will part ways with Thai international Teerasil Dangda after his loan period concludes on Monday. The 30-year-old forward joined Sanfrecce on loan from Thai side Muangthong United on a deal running from February through the end of December. ...
Soccer / J. League Dec 29, 2018
Kashima Antlers defender Gen Shoji to transfer to French club Toulouse
Kashima Antlers defender Gen Shoji is set to complete a transfer to French first-division side Toulouse, the J. League club announced Saturday. The two teams have reached an agreement and a contract will be signed after the 26-year-old center Shoji travels to France next month ...