Consadole's Jay Bothroyd scores brace in victory over Bellmare
Jay Bothroyd scored a pair of headed goals Saturday to lead Consadole Sapporo in a 5-2 win over Shonan Bellmare. Starting up front alongside Japan forward Musashi Suzuki, the 190-cm Bothroyd ...
Steve Bruce watched from the stands as his Newcastle United side beat West Ham United 1-0 on Saturday to get his reign off to a winning start. The 58-year-old, whose appointment ...
Kawasaki Frontale pulled off a stunning 1-0 victory against Chelsea in a friendly at Nissan Stadium on Friday. Striker Leandro Damiao headed in a Kengo Nakamura cross from close range in ...
Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge receives two-week ban for breaching betting rules
Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been handed a two-week suspension from domestic soccer matches in England for breaching betting rules, including giving inside information to his brother about a possible move to Sevilla. An independent panel found Sturridge guilty of two of the 11 ...
Edward Nketiah gives youthful Arsenal friendly victory over Bayern Munich
Young striker Edward Nketiah scored the winner just two minutes from time as a youthful Arsenal side beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a preseason friendly on Wednesday. The Gunners finished off a rapid passing sequence in the 88th minute that culminated with teenager Tyreece John-Jules ...
Japan grouped with Myanmar, Mongolia for 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Japan will face Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Mongolia in the second round of 2022 World Cup Asian qualifying after being drawn in Group F on Wednesday. The draw at the Asian Football Confederation's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur saw the 34 top-ranked sides in Asia, along ...
Former Japan manager Akira Nishino named head coach of Thailand's national, U-23 teams
Akira Nishino, who guided Japan to the last 16 at the 2018 World Cup, was officially named head coach Wednesday of the Thailand national and under-23 men's teams. The 64-year-old will lead the War Elephants in the upcoming 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, as well ...
J. League embraces discussion of controversy
Knowledge is not always power, but a little communication can go a long way. That's perhaps the biggest takeaway from last Saturday's game between Yokohama F. Marinos and Urawa Reds, where an outside source of information gave Teruhito Nakagawa a somewhat undeserved goal in the ...
Former Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura vowed Tuesday to "return the favor" to Yokohama FC for showing faith in him at age 41. Speaking at his introductory news conference, Nakamura said he aimed to help the J. League second-division club earn promotion to Japan's top tier. The ...
Barcelona on Monday announced the signing of striker Hiroki Abe on a transfer from the J. League's Kashima Antlers. Abe signed a four-year deal after Barcelona paid €1.1 million (about ¥134 million) for the 20-year-old, and will begin his overseas career as a Barca ...
Takehiro Tomiyasu hoping to crack Bologna starting lineup by opening day
Japan center-back Takehiro Tomiyasu said Monday he aims to be in the starting lineup for Bologna when the Italian first-division season kicks off late next month. Tomiyasu — whose move to Bologna from Belgian side Sint-Truiden was confirmed last Tuesday — flew out of Narita ...
Japan international midfielder Gaku Shibasaki has joined Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna on a four-year deal, the second-division club said Sunday. The 27-year-old, who represented Japan in June's Copa America, moves from first-division side Getafe, where he'd played since the summer of 2017 after starting ...
