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Keisuke Honda's first match as general manager of Cambodia's national team ended in a 3-1 loss to Malaysia in an international friendly on Monday. Honda, who will continue his playing career with Australian club Melbourne Victory, communicated with the players using hand gestures in the ...
Keisuke Honda hoping for chance to compete against Usain Bolt in A-League
Keisuke Honda is looking forward to an "awesome" showdown with sprinter-turned-soccer player Usain Bolt in the Australian League the former Japan international said Tuesday following his first training session with Cambodia's national team. Honda told reporters in Phnom Penh — where he is serving as ...
Keisuke Honda's globetrotting career leads to Australia
Six weeks ago, Samurai Blue star Keisuke Honda announced that he had participated in his last World Cup and hinted that retirement was on the table. On Wednesday, he praised Melbourne Victory head coach Kevin Muscat for convincing him not to hang up his boots. "I ...
Keisuke Honda credits Melbourne Victory move for saving career
Former Japan international Keisuke Honda said Wednesday the offer to play for Australian soccer team Melbourne Victory kept him from retiring from the sport. Speaking for the first time from the headquarters of his new club, Honda said a conversation with his now-coach Kevin Muscat ...
Keisuke Honda joins Cambodia national team as general manager
Former Japan international Keisuke Honda was unveiled as the new general manager of Cambodia's national soccer team on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference in the capital Phnom Penh, Honda said he signed a two-year contract and will also serve as a coach. The 32-year-old said ...
Former Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has signed with Melbourne Victory for the 2018-19 season, the A-League champions announced Monday. The former AC Milan player retired from international soccer after Japan's exit from the last 16 at the World Cup in Russia, having represented the nation ...
Keisuke Honda will join Australian club Melbourne Victory next season on a deal rumored to be worth 2.9 million Australian dollars (U.S. $2.15 million), multiple Australian media outlets reported Wednesday. The Victory, who play in the A-League, had targeted Honda as their marquee signing since ...
Keisuke Honda will launch a venture fund of around $100 million with Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith this month, the athlete's management firm said Wednesday. Nomura Holdings Inc. said it will also take part in what has been called the "Dreamers Fund," which will ...
Keisuke Honda says he has played in final World Cup of his career
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has hinted that he will end his international career, saying on Monday that the World Cup in Russia will be his last. Speaking after Japan squandered a two-goal lead and crashed out in the round of 16 after a 3-2 defeat ...
Japan knocked out of World Cup after Belgium surges back in final moments to win 3-2
A 94th-minute winner by Nacer Chadli ended the World Cup dreams of Japan in heartbreaking fashion as Belgium pulled out a stunning fightback to win 3-2 on Monday. After weathering a first-half Belgium storm, Japan opened the second period with two lightning strikes, Genki Haraguchi ...
Keisuke Honda says Japan is making up for 2014 disappointment at World Cup
Dubbed "Old Man Japan" by fans and media, the country's oldest-ever World Cup squad is finally exhibiting a brand of soccer it was unable to play at the previous tournament, veteran Keisuke Honda said Tuesday. The Samurai Blue went to Brazil in 2014 with high ...
Japan's conviction growing stronger with each step at World Cup
A World Cup campaign that threatened to be an ordeal for Japan is turning into one of steadily growing conviction. If the Samurai Blue can produce another performance like Sunday's 2-2 draw with Senegal, a place in the knockout round will be theirs for ...
