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Iniesta excited about new season
The J. League set out to leverage its newfound star power on Thursday at the league's annual kickoff conference. The media event usually offers a chance for the country's soccer media to interact with all three of the J. League's divisions. But on Tuesday at a ...
Amazing transformation puts Sanfrecce firmly in driver's seat
No one who watched Sanfrecce Hiroshima barely avoid relegation last season could have imagined that they would top the J. League table after 13 games of the 2018 campaign. But after racking up 11 wins and a draw to surpass their entire points total from ...
The Urawa Reds announced Thursday that former Kashima Antlers boss Oswaldo Oliveira will take over as manager. The 67-year-old Brazilian, who managed the Antlers from 2007-2011, will take the reins at Urawa starting next Wednesday when they face Kashiwa Reysol in their 10th J. League ...
Former Kashima manager Oliveira says he's not in running to replace Aguirre
Palmeiras manager Oswaldo Oliveira has ruled out the possibility of becoming Japan national team coach, telling Brazilian television on Tuesday that he was hurt at not getting a crack at the job previously. Oliveira, who won three consecutive J. League championship crowns with Kashima Antlers ...
