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Soccer / J. League Mar 8, 2019

Retired midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara to serve as academy adviser for Antlers

Former Japan midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara will return to the Kashima Antlers as an academy adviser, the J. League first-division club said Friday. Ogasawara, a member of Japan's World Cup squads in 2002 and 2006, retired at the end of last season with Antlers. The 39-year-old spent ...

Soccer / J. League Dec 27, 2018

Former Japan midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara retires

Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara is retiring, the team announced Thursday. "I am very happy and honored that I played until now with such a wonderful team and can close my career as a soccer player with the Kashima Antlers," Ogasawara said in a ...

Soccer / J. League Dec 3, 2016

Kanazaki's two-goal performance carries Antlers to title over shocked Reds

by Andrew McKirdy

Kashima Antlers claimed their record eighth J. League title after coming from behind to stun Urawa Reds 2-1 in the championship final second leg on Saturday and win on away goals after a 2-2 aggregate draw. Antlers, who qualified for the playoffs by finishing third ...