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PREMIER LEAGUE

Japan defender Kota Takai (left) challenges Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan during a World Cup qualifying match in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 10.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Mohamed Salah has signed a new deal to remain with Liverpool, the club announced on Friday.
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Apr 11, 2025
Mohamed Salah signs new contract to stay at Liverpool
Salah, 32, has scored 243 goals in 394 appearances for the Reds since joining from Roma in 2017, making him the club's third highest goalscorer of all time.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo controls the ball during a match against Newcastle in Liverpool on Feb. 26.
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Apr 10, 2025
Liverpool to face Marinos as part of preseason tour of Asia
Liverpool is embarking on a Asian tour in July that will also take the club to Hong Kong.
Newcastle United midfielder Jacob Murphy celebrates on the back of defender Fabian Schar, whose long-range shot came back off the woodwork to enable Murphy to score against Leicester City in Leicester on Monday.
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Apr 8, 2025
Newcastle steps up Champions League chase as Leicester slump again
Eddie Howe's men are up to fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea but with a game in hand.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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