Sagan Tosu manager Kim Myung-hwi to leave club with abuse case unresolved
Kim Myung-hwi will step down as manager of Sagan Tosu, the J. League first division side said Monday, despite unresolved abuse allegations. Sagan Tosu finished seventh in the 20-team J1 table, but the 40-year-old Japan-born South Korean said he has decided to bring his 11-year ...
J. League to probe Tosu manager Kim Myung-hwi over abuse of power
The 40-year-old, who received a three-game suspension from his club in June after knocking a player to the ground in training, has been accused of further cases of power harassment.
J. League cancels match between Bellmare, Sagan
The league made the decision in light of Tosu's coronavirus-imposed lockdown leaving its players unable to prepare for the fixture at BMW Stadium on Aug. 29.
J .League first division side Sagan Tosu said Tuesday its latest coronavirus test results for 123 people associated with the club, including players, staff and family members, have all come back negative. The club, at which the J .League's first known coronavirus cluster occurred, conducted ...
Criticism builds over Sagan Tosu’s handling of coronavirus cluster
While President Minoru Takehara said the cluster “could have happened at any club,” media outlets have raised concern over Sagan’s handling of the outbreak.
Sagan Tosu suspends season after coronavirus cluster within organization
Initial results from Sagan’s PCR tests resulted in the J. League’s decision to cancel Wednesday night’s Levain Cup match between Sagan and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Levain Cup match postponed after Tosu members test positive for virus
A J. League YBC Levain Cup match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu was canceled on Wednesday just hours before kickoff after Sagan reported that a player and team staffer had tested positive for the new coronavirus, with tests later confirming six more players ...
Sagan Tosu manager Kim Myung Hwi has tested positive for coronavirus, the J. League first-division side said Tuesday. Three club officials were found to have been in close-proximity contact with Kim, but no players, the club said. Kim, a 39-year-old Japan-born South Korean, felt unwell around ...
'King Kazu' becomes oldest to play in Japan league cup match at 53
Yokohama FC's Kazuyoshi Miura, playing in his first game of the season, became the oldest player to take to the pitch in Japan's league cup competition, the YBC Levain Cup, on Wednesday at the age of 53 years, 5 months and 10 days. By starting ...
Sagan Tosu player negative for virus after missing game with fever
FC Tokyo manager Kenta Hasegawa criticized the league for apparently deciding to proceed with the match before consulting his team.
Vissel becomes first J. League club to pass ¥10 billion mark
Vissel Kobe became the first Japanese club to surpass ¥10 billion ($92.7 million) in annual operating revenue as the club once again topped the J. League earnings list for the 2019 fiscal year, according to figures released Wednesday. The league's financial disclosures showed Vissel, owned ...
History repeats as Tosu struggles to find financial footing during COVID-19 crisis
The Kyushu club finds itself in serious financial distress after the departure of yet another major sponsor and the J. League's ongoing hiatus.
