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FOOTBALL 4

Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 22, 2021
Takumi Minamino nets brace for Liverpool in cup win over Norwich
The Samurai Blue attacker, who returned this summer from a loan spell with Southampton, made an instant impact in his first appearance of the season.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 8, 2021
JFA to give up on hosting 2021 Club World Cup due to pandemic
The risk of increasing infections and difficulty in turning a profit due to a likely cap on spectators swayed the decision, denying Japan its first Club World Cup since 2016.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
U.S. women overwhelm New Zealand to earn first victory at Tokyo Games
The reigning world champion looked at ease against the Football Ferns at Saitama Stadium, putting its gold-medal aspirations back on track with goals from four players.
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Jun 27, 2021
Japanese draftees ready for challenge of CFL training camp
Six Japanese players selected in this year's Global Draft are prepared to fight for their roster spot ahead of the league's Aug. 5 season opener.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 22, 2021
Hajime Moriyasu looks to Europe-based players for Olympic soccer success
Half of Japan's 18-man squad for the Tokyo Games are based overseas, adding experience to a team hoping to win its first-ever gold medal when the postponed event kicks off next month.
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Jun 20, 2021
Washington Football Team's trademark application rejected
The denial came as a blow to the historic NFL franchise, which last year ended the use of its controversial former name after continued protests by Native American activists and others.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jun 6, 2021
Successful World Grand Prix a boost for blind soccer ahead of Paralympics
Tokyo hosted the IBSA-sanctioned event in a bubble environment, enacting strict protocols to ensure the safety for the participating teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 1, 2021
Japan-Jamaica friendly called off after issues emerge with pre-flight COVID-19 tests
The Samurai Blue will face Japan's under-24 men's team instead of the Reggae Boyz in Sapporo on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2021
Yoshimi Yamashita makes history as J. League's first female referee
The 35-year-old, who will officiate at this summer's Olympic soccer tournament, broke new ground in Sunday's third-division contest between YSCC Yokohama and Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
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May 4, 2021
NFL looks to score touchdown with Olympic flag football
Advocates for the non-contact version of the American sport are pushing for its inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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May 3, 2021
Tomoya Machino prepared to embark on new challenge in Canadian Football League
He was one of six Japanese players who had their names called during the league's inaugural Global Draft, going to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second round.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 21, 2021
Rugby Football Union backs Eddie Jones after poor Six Nations
The Rugby Football Union gave its backing to England head coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday following the team's fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations championship but made a series of recommendations to improve performance.
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Apr 1, 2021
England's Football Association in talks with Jaguars about playing games at Wembley
English soccer's governing body said it is in talks with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars about continuing to stage games at London's Wembley Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 18, 2021
Samurai Blue squad announced as JFA prepares for protective 'bubble'
Japan will host archrival South Korea in a March 25 friendly at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium before facing Mongolia in a World Cup qualifier on March 30.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 7, 2021
Soccer ‘stock market’ slashes payouts and works to fix cash crunch
A U.K. gambling website that calls itself a "real money virtual stock market” offering bets on soccer players said it’s in talks to fix a liquidity crunch and paused a technology project with Nasdaq.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 2, 2021
Shocked Jiangsu fans hope for takeover after axe falls on club
Stunned Jiangsu FC fans are holding out hope that new backers will come to the rescue of the Chinese Super League champion after the club was sensationally shut down by owner Suning this week.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2021
CONMEBOL confirms Australia and Qatar's withdrawal from Copa America
Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year's Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
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Feb 23, 2021
Former Aussie Rules player's suicide spurs call for brain donations
A Melbourne coroner has called on Australian Rules players to pledge to donate their brains to science after death to aid research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), local media reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 21, 2021
Hong Kong prepared to waive restrictions to host Asian tournaments
Hong Kong's government is considering waiving the city’s strict 21-day quarantine requirements in a bid to host soccer matches in the Asian Champions League and other continental club competitions, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
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Feb 7, 2021
Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson highlight eight-member Hall class
Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson were among the eight players selected Saturday night for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as headliners of the Class of 2021.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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