Soccer May 24, 2020
Makoto Hasebe to take on player-ambassador role for Frankfurt
The former Samurai Blue captain, who has played 13 seasons in Germany, said he is not yet ready to retire.
Soccer May 23, 2020
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe signs extension Frankfurt
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe will remain with Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2020-2021 season after agreeing to a one-year contract extension, the German first-division club said Friday. The 36-year-old will play his 14th season in Germany since moving from the J. League's Urawa Reds to ...
Soccer Mar 29, 2020
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe remains calm during crisis-hit season in Germany
Another roadblock was thrown into the path of 36-year-old former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe on Friday, when his team's German Cup semifinal was postponed due to the coronavirus crisis. The final year of Hasebe's current contract with Eintracht Frankfurt had already fallen into doubt after ...
Soccer Mar 28, 2020
The German Cup semifinals scheduled for late next month have been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis, the German Football Association said Friday. Eintracht Frankfurt, featuring Makoto Hasebe and Daichi Kamada, were due to face Bayern Munich away in the first semifinal on April 21, ...
Soccer Dec 19, 2019
Frankfurt's Makoto Hasebe reaches 300-game milestone in Germany
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe hit the 300-game milestone in the German first division on Wednesday, but it came in a loss Eintracht Frankfurt gave up a two-goal lead to Koln. The 35-year-old defensive midfielder, who is playing in his 13th Bundesliga season, had little ...
Soccer Jun 7, 2019
Ex-Japan captain Makoto Hasebe visits Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
Soccer player Makoto Hasebe, who serves as Japan's national UNICEF goodwill ambassador, visited a Muslim Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Thursday to call greater attention to the refugees' plight. At a press briefing in Dhaka following his visit, the Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder lamented ...
Soccer Dec 17, 2018
Ex-Japan captain Makoto Hasebe extends contract with Eintracht
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe has signed a contract extension to remain with Eintracht Frankfurt for another season, the German first-division club announced Sunday. Hasebe, 34, retired from international football this summer after captaining the Samurai Blue to the last 16 at the World Cup ...
Soccer Nov 29, 2018
Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe was named Asian International Player of the Year on Wednesday at the Asian Football Confederation Annual Awards in Muscat. Hasebe, currently with German first-division side Eintracht Frankfurt, skippered the only Asian team to reach the knockout stage this year in ...
Soccer / World Cup Jul 5, 2018
Nishino to pass torch as manager
by Andrew McKirdy
National team manager Akira Nishino predicted Thursday that Japan will improve on its 2018 World Cup performance by reaching the quarterfinals in 2022, but he will not be around to lead the charge after the Japan Football Association announced it would not extend his ...
Soccer / World Cup Jul 4, 2018
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe announces international retirement
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe announced Tuesday he is retiring from the national team, a day after the Samurai Blue were knocked out of the World Cup by Belgium. Hasebe took to social media to make the announcement, posting on Instagram that it is time for ...
Soccer | SOCCER SCENE Jul 3, 2018
Despite disappointing departure, Samurai Blue exceeded expectations at World Cup
by Andrew McKirdy
Japan's exit from the World Cup on Monday was soccer at its cruelest, but once the dust has settled the team will be able to look back on its campaign with pride and satisfaction. Japan was denied a first-ever place in the quarterfinals after a ...
Soccer Apr 10, 2018
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe admits he feels 'responsible' for Vahid Halilhodzic getting fired
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe said Monday he feels partly to blame for the sacking of national head coach Vahid Halilhodzic ahead of the World Cup finals in Russia. "I feel responsible as a player," Hasebe told reporters after training with his German Bundesliga club Eintracht ...