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Former Japan star Uchida sees gap in quality as Moriyasu era begins
Following a four-day delay caused by the recent Hokkaido earthquake, Japan's men's soccer team will make their debut under new head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Tuesday against Central American visitors Costa Rica. The Samurai Blue's first match after a World Cup is always a prime ...
Sagan, Vissel meet in opener as teams aim for Frontale's crown
The 2018 J. League season kicks off with just one fixture on Friday, but every club in the 18-team division will get the chance to throw down the gauntlet to defending champions Kawasaki Frontale before the weekend is over. Sagan Tosu host Vissel Kobe in ...
Kashima Antlers confirmed Wednesday that Japan defender Atsuto Uchida will transfer from Union Berlin, marking his return to the J. League after 7½ years in Germany. The German second-division side announced a day earlier it had terminated with immediate effect Uchida's contract, a deal the ...
Veteran defender Atsuto Uchida finalizes contract with Kashima Antlers
Defender Atsuto Uchida will return to the Kashima Antlers after joining Union Berlin in August, the German second-division side said Tuesday. The 29-year-old had been hampered by a hamstring injury and wished to return to Japan, Union Berlin said in a statement. Uchida started his career ...
Striker Takashi Usami scored on his debut for Fortuna Dusseldorf in a 3-2 win over Atsuto Uchida's Union Berlin in the German second division on Sunday. Usami, who joined Dusseldorf on a one-year loan deal from first-division Augsburg last month, came off the bench in ...
Promotion candidate Union Berlin have signed defender Atsuto Uchida on a deal that runs through June 2018, the German second-tier side said Monday. The 29-year-old Uchida, who spent seven years with Schalke in the Bundesliga, will reunite with his former Schalke manager Jens Keller as ...
German second-tier side Union Berlin could make a move to sign defender Atsuto Uchida, the German daily Bild reported on Sunday. Uchida, 29, looks set to part ways with Schalke after seven years at the Bundesliga club. A move to Union would reunite Uchida with ...
Uchida remains confident he can still make impact for Schalke
Defender Atsuto Uchida returned to Japan on Tuesday confident that he can still do a job for Schalke, despite managing just one game for the Bundesliga club this season after returning from a serious knee injury. The right-back returned to action after a 21-month injury ...
Schalke right-back Atsuto Uchida returned to action after a 21-month injury break in the German side's 2-0 defeat to RB Salzburg in the final match of UEFA Europa League Group I on Thursday. Uchida, who had not played in an official match since March 2015 ...
Injury-plagued Schalke defender Atsuto Uchida said Thursday he will have another checkup on his right knee. The 28-year-old said he will have an MRI examination on Tuesday. A knee injury has ruled him out of action since March 2015. Uchida's patellar tendon was surgically repaired three ...
Japan's World Cup defender Atsuto Uchida said on Sunday that his return date from a right-knee injury remains uncertain. The Schalke 04 right-back has not played since March. He had surgery in June to repair the patellar tendon in the knee, but said there is ...
