Kashima Antlers survived a late rally from Urawa Reds in their Levain Cup quarterfinal tie Wednesday, holding on for a 3-2 win in the opening leg at Saitama Stadium. Shinzo Koroki and Tomoaki Makino scored in quick succession for the hosts midway through the second ...
Eight countries vying to host 2023 Women's World Cup as Belgium, Bolivia withdraw
Eight countries are vying to host the 2023 women's World Cup, which will include 32 teams for the first time, FIFA said Tuesday. Belgium and Bolivia have withdrawn from the original list of 10 nations ahead of the September 2 deadline for candidate submissions. A ...
Moriyasu relies heavily on overseas players
The Samurai Blue are coming from increasingly far away. Head coach Hajime Moriyasu's squad for Japan's Thursday friendly against Paraguay and next Tuesday's Asian joint qualifier at Myanmar in Yangon features 19 Europe-based players — the largest overseas contingent ever summoned for the side. The number ...
Spanish second-division side Malaga said Tuesday it has canceled its contract with forward Shinji Okazaki just a little over a month after he joined the club. The team announced a one-year deal with Okazaki on July 30 but was unable to register the striker because ...
The coach who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title has been fired by Brazilian club Palmeiras. The Sao Paulo team issued a statement Monday announcing the dismissal of Luis Felipe Scolari, whose squad was eliminated last week from the Copa Libertadores tournament. No ...
FIFA shortlists Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for player of the year award
Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk has joined five-time winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the three finalists for the FIFA best player award, while United States forward Megan Rapinoe is the favorite for the women's award. The announcement of the final three in each ...
Neymar looks set to stay at PSG as transfer window nears end
Neymar looks set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain as the clock ticks down on the French league's transfer window, which closes at midnight Monday. Much publicized talks with Barcelona have seemingly led to very little, in what appears much ado about nothing. Two years after joining ...
Mallorca's Takefusa Kubo has uneventful debut in loss against Valencia
Young playmaker Takefusa Kubo made his debut for Mallorca in the Spanish first division in an anticlimactic 2-0 loss at Valencia on Sunday Kubo, who was loaned to Mallorca this season from Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid late last month, entered as a substitute in the ...
Midfielder Ryota Morioka netted the opener in Charleroi's 4-0 win at Waasland-Beveren on Saturday with his third goal of the young season. In other Belgian first-division action, goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt helped Sint-Truiden hold on to a 2-0 victory over Yuta Toyokawa and Eupen. Forward Yuma Suzuki, ...
Liverpool maintained its perfect start to the Premier League season with a 3-0 win at Burnley to retake first place from Manchester City, which beat Brighton earlier Saturday. Liverpool has now won 13 straight Premier League games, a club record, dating back to last season ...
Theerathon notches first J. League goal in Marinos victory over Gamba
For Yokohama F. Marinos defender Theerathon, a season and a half was long enough of a wait. The Thailand captain scored his first goal since arriving in the J. League last season as Yokohama notched a 3-1 win over struggling Gamba Osaka on Saturday night. With ...
