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PREMIER LEAGUE

Tottenham's Son Heung-min acknowledges the fans during a preseason friendly against Newcastle in Seoul on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 4, 2025
Son Heung-min bids farewell to Tottenham on emotional night in South Korea
Spurs drew 1-1 with Newcastle in a preseason friendly in Seoul, but that was secondary to the farewell for the 33-year-old attacker.
Tottenham's Son Heung-min during a news conference in Seoul on Saturday
SOCCER
Aug 2, 2025
Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham this summer after decade with Spurs
The 33-year-old attacker joined the Premier League side from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and went on to play more than 450 times for Spurs.
Scarves are sold, including one depicting Liverpool's new German striker Florian Wirtz, before the pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston North End and Liverpool at Deepdale stadium in Preston, north-west England on July 13.
SOCCER
Jul 25, 2025
Liverpool CEO says player spree should quell ownership gossip
Liverpool has sent a 29-man squad to Hong Kong and Japan as part of its pre-season warm up.
Japan defender Kota Takai (left) challenges Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan during a World Cup qualifying match in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 10.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2025
Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale
Takai, a product of Frontale's youth academy, has made four appearances for Japan's national team.
Kawasaki Frontale's Kota Takai (right) in action with Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo in an Asian Champions League semifinal match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 30
SOCCER
Jul 8, 2025
Tottenham signs Japan defender Takai from Kawasaki Frontale
British media reports said Europa League champion Tottenham paid a fee of £5 million for the 20-year-old.
Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu fights for the ball during a game against Tottenham Hotspur in London in April 2024.
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2025
Arsenal parts ways with defender Tomiyasu after injury-ridden season
The 26-year-old Japan defender suffered multiple knee and calf injuries during his four years with the club.
The Club World Cup trophy is displayed before a Bundesliga match in Dortmund, Germany, on April 30.
SOCCER
Jun 12, 2025
Expanded Club World Cup set to have far-reaching impact on global soccer
The 32-team tournament, with $1 billion dollars in prize money on offer, has been crammed into an already overloaded schedule
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes during the Europa League Final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao, Spain on May 21
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2025
Fernandes confirms he rejected Saudi move to stay at Man Utd
United captain Fernandes was one of the few players to emerge with credit from a disastrous season, scoring 19 goals and making 19 assists across all competitions.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah after a match against Brighton on May 19.
SOCCER
May 25, 2025
Liverpool's Salah named Premier League player of the season
Salah scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists to guide the Anfield club to the title.
City midfielder Rodri enters the pitch during the match against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday.
SOCCER
May 21, 2025
Rodri returns as Man City closes in on Champions League
Ballon d'Or winner Rodri made his first appearance since September as a substitute after suffering a serious knee injury.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says the struggling team needs to perform better in the future.
SOCCER
May 15, 2025
Ruben Amorim not planning to walk away from Manchester United
United is staggering to its worst top-flight season since it was relegated in 1974, with Sunday being its 17th defeat in 36 games and ninth loss at Old Trafford.
Sheffield United players celebrate the team's second goal against Bristol City in Bristol, England, on Monday.
SOCCER
May 13, 2025
Wilder backs Blades to end playoff curse
Sheffield United will face Sunderland or Coventry in the final at Wembley on May 24.
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold will leave the club at the end of the season. He is expected to move to Real Madrid.
SOCCER
May 12, 2025
Liverpool fans boo departing star Trent Alexander-Arnold
Alexander-Arnold confirmed his impending exit on Monday ahead of a widely expected move to Real Madrid.
Liverpool fans celebrate the team winning the Premier League outside Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 29, 2025
Klopp congratulates Liverpool on Premier League triumph
The squad that won a record-equaling 20th league title on Sunday was almost entirely assembled by the German before he left last year.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans at Anfield in Liverpool, England on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 28, 2025
Liverpool fans revel in chance to finally celebrate Premier League title
Five years after COVID-19 restrictions prevented Liverpool fans from celebrating at Anfield after their team's first top flight title triumph in 30 years, Reds faithful wasted little time on Sunday getting the party started on another Premier League success.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo (left) and Harvey Elliott celebrate after the club beat Tottenham to clinch the Premier League title in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 28, 2025
Liverpool roars past Tottenham to clinch Premier League crown
The win leaves Liverpool with 82 points, 15 ahead of Arsenal with just four games remaining.
Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola during his club's match against Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2025
Guardiola calls season 'bad' even with Champions League within reach
City took a big step toward securing European qualification with its 2-1 Premier League win over Aston Villa on Tuesday.
St. James' Park, home of Newcastle United, stands in the center of Newcastle, England — neither hidden away on a retail park nor tucked into a neighborhood, fenced in by neat rows of red brick terraced houses.
SOCCER
Apr 22, 2025
A soccer field can be sacred
For many, the pitch is anticipation and thrill and hope, but it is also familiarity, and comfort, and belonging.
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates after scoring against Leicester during their match in Leicester, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 21, 2025
Leicester relegated from Premier League as Liverpool closes in on title
Liverpool could be crowned champion on Wednesday if Arsenal loses at home to Crystal Palace.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot (left) hugs defender Virgil van Dijk after their win over West Ham United in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 14, 2025
Arne Slot praises Liverpool's mentality as club moves closer to title
With a 13-point lead over second-place Arsenal, Liverpool needs just two wins from its final six games to win the Premier League title.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes after completing their stay periods.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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