Soccer Sep 1, 2021
The Premier League club said the player has agreed a "long-term" contract, believed to be an initial four-year deal with the option of a further season's extension.
Soccer Oct 4, 2020
Daichi Kamada nets equalizer in Frankfurt's win over Hoffenheim
Daichi Kamada scored his first goal of the German first-division season on Saturday, netting the equalizer in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-1 comeback win over Hoffenheim. The Japanese midfielder turned in a pass from Bas Dost in the 54th minute at Deutsche Bank Park and dribbled through ...
Soccer Jul 18, 2020
Shinji Okazaki scores as Huesca secures promotion to La Liga
Former Japan forward Shinji Okazaki helped Spanish second-division club Huesca book its ticket back to the top flight Friday, scoring his 12th goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Numancia. With the victory, second-place Huesca moved to 67 points on the year and ...
Soccer Sep 3, 2019
Spanish second-division side Malaga said Tuesday it has canceled its contract with forward Shinji Okazaki just a little over a month after he joined the club. The team announced a one-year deal with Okazaki on July 30 but was unable to register the striker because ...
Soccer Jul 26, 2019
Forward Shinji Okazaki will join Malaga in the Spanish second division, sources said Thursday. A member of the Leicester City side that won the 2015-16 English Premier League title, the 33-year-old Okazaki had sought a move elsewhere in Europe after struggling for playing time last ...
Soccer May 24, 2019
Samurai Blue boss Hajime Moriyasu selects squad of Olympic hopefuls for Copa America
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu on Friday named a young and inexperienced squad for the upcoming Copa America in Brazil, giving a preview of his potential lineup for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Seventeen-year-old FC Tokyo star Takefusa Kubo headlines a host of newcomers who will ...
Soccer May 3, 2019
Shinji Okazaki to part ways with Leicester at end of season, manager Brendan Rodgers says
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said Thursday forward Shinji Okazaki will part ways with the Premier League club at the end of the season, according to reports in British media. Okazaki, a member of Japan's past three World Cup squads, joined Leicester from German side ...
Soccer Jan 13, 2019
Veteran Japan international Shinji Okazaki said Saturday he is unsure of his future with Leicester City following reports the club rejected a transfer bid from fellow Premier League side Huddersfield. Okazaki, who was left out of the Samurai Blue's Asian Cup squad, has reportedly been ...
Soccer Jan 11, 2019
A number of English Premier League clubs have expressed interest in acquirin Shinji Okazaki in the final year of the veteran striker's contract with Leicester City, British media reported Thursday. The former Japan international, who helped Leicester capture the 2016 league championship in his first ...
Soccer / World Cup Jun 26, 2018
Shinji Okazaki says Japan expects difficult match as Poland seeks to salvage pride
Japan is expecting an all-out effort from a Poland side with nothing but pride on the line in its final World Cup group match, forward Shinji Okazaki said Tuesday. Coming into the tournament eighth in the FIFA rankings, many pundits picked Poland to finish top ...
Soccer May 31, 2018
Nishino reveals 23-man squad for World Cup
by Andrew McKirdy
National team manager Akira Nishino named his 23-man squad for next month's World Cup in Russia on Thursday and targeted at least a draw from each of Japan's first-round games against Colombia, Senegal and Poland. "My biggest goal is for us to play in a ...
Soccer May 18, 2018
Akira Nishino names Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki in squad for Ghana match
by Andrew McKirdy
New national team manager Akira Nishino handed Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki a World Cup lifeline on Friday when he named all three in his 27-man squad for Japan's final game before he chooses his roster for next month's tournament in Russia. "You ...