Grampus to disinfect facilities after player contracts virus
Nagoya Grampus will disinfect club facilities this week under the guidance of a public health office after one of their players tested positive for the new coronavirus, the J. League first-division side said Saturday. The disinfection, to be carried out Monday, is aimed at preventing ...
Reysol, Sagan play to 1-1 draw
Two teams arrived at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium in desperate need of a win on Saturday afternoon, and neither found what they were looking for as Kashiwa Reysol and Sagan Tosu battled to a 1-1 draw in the first of the day's J. League ...
Sagan Tosu have acquired former Japan forward Mu Kanazaki from Kashima Antlers, the J. League squad announced on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the club, the 29-year-old Kanazaki said he wants to "adjust to the team as soon as possible and contribute to winning." Kanazaki ...
Surprise names fly out blocks with two wins
A good start can be a precious commodity in the J. League, and the three teams with perfect records after two games of the new season will be satisfied with their work so far. The identities of those teams at the top, however, may surprise ...
Vahid Halilhodzic recalls Mu Kanazaki for East Asian tournament
Japan boss Vahid Halilhodzic recalled Kashima Antlers striker Mu Kanazaki and brought in several new faces as he named a 23-man squad on Wednesday for the upcoming E-1 Football Championship. Returning Cerezo Osaka midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake was also named to the squad made up entirely ...
Kanazaki double sends Antlers into Emperor's Cup quarterfinals
Mu Kanazaki struck twice as Kashima Antlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Emperor's Cup with a 4-2 win over bitter J. League rivals Urawa Reds on Wednesday night. Kanazaki, whose brace in the second leg of the J. League championship final against Reds earned ...
The Kashima Antlers edged relegation-threatened Omiya Ardija 1-0 on Saturday to move six points clear at the top of the table as J. League first-division action resumed after the international break. Mu Kanazaki fired Kashima in front with his 10th goal of the season in ...
Kanazaki strikes twice to help Kashima rise to top of J. League
Mu Kanazaki scored twice as reigning champions Kashima Antlers came from behind to beat Vissel Kobe 2-1 away and move top of the J. League first division on Wednesday night. Kobe took the lead through Hirofumi Watanabe's header early in the second half at Noevir ...
Antlers continue mastery of Reds with shutout victory
Defending J. League champions Kashima Antlers returned to the scene of last season's title triumph to haunt Urawa Reds with a 1-0 win on Thursday. Mu Kanazaki scored in the 24th minute at Saitama Stadium to maintain Antlers' stranglehold over Urawa, having recovered from a ...
Club World Cup debutants Kashima Antlers advanced to the semifinals with a gritty 2-0 victory over African champions Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday. Substitute Mu Kanazaki struck again in the closing minutes, after Yasushi Endo had opened the scoring midway through the second half for the ...
