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Takashi Inui, Tsukasa Shiotani named as injury replacements for Japan's Asian Cup squad
Shoya Nakajima and Hidemasa Morita have pulled out of Japan's Asian Cup squad with leg injuries and are being replaced by Takashi Inui and Tsukasa Shiotani, the Japan Football Association announced Saturday. Nakajima, who plays for Portuguese club Portimonense, has been used as an attacking ...
A week after returning to Japan following Samurai Blue's round-of-16 defeat to Belgium at the World Cup, Takashi Inui said Thursday the next step is contributing to his new team, Real Betis, in Spain's La Liga. "I want to enjoy playing soccer, and contribute to ...
Despite disappointing departure, Samurai Blue exceeded expectations at World Cup
Japan's exit from the World Cup on Monday was soccer at its cruelest, but once the dust has settled the team will be able to look back on its campaign with pride and satisfaction. Japan was denied a first-ever place in the quarterfinals after a ...
Japan knocked out of World Cup after Belgium surges back in final moments to win 3-2
A 94th-minute winner by Nacer Chadli ended the World Cup dreams of Japan in heartbreaking fashion as Belgium pulled out a stunning fightback to win 3-2 on Monday. After weathering a first-half Belgium storm, Japan opened the second period with two lightning strikes, Genki Haraguchi ...
Japan rallies for draw against Senegal to remain on track for knockout stage at World Cup
Goals from Takashi Inui and Keisuke Honda helped Japan come from behind twice to earn a gutsy 2-2 draw with Senegal at the World Cup on Sunday, inching both teams closer to a coveted place in the knockout round. Liverpool star Sadio Mane got the ...
Midfielder Takashi Inui joins Real Betis on a three-year contract
Real Betis have acquired Japan international Takashi Inui on a three-year contract, the Spanish team announced Friday on its website. The announcement comes a day after the 29-year-old attacking midfielder was named to Japan's 23-man squad for this month's World Cup finals in Russia. Inui left ...
Midfielder Ryota Morioka set up Anderlecht's first goal and scored the second in a 3-1 victory over Charleroi on Sunday in the Belgian Pro League championship playoffs. The 27-year-old assisted on Pieter Gerkens' 43rd-minute opener for the home side when he picked out the midfielder ...
Shu Kurata opened his international account with a late header to propel Japan past New Zealand 2-1 in a friendly on Friday. With three minutes left on the clock, substitute Kurata dove into a ball headed back to him by Hiroki Sakai after a left-wing ...
Takashi Inui set up the equalizer as Eibar drew 1-1 away to Getafe on Friday in the Spanish top flight. Inui, who has three goals to his name in his first season in La Liga, had a low shot from 18 meters cannon off the ...
Midfielder Takashi Inui scored his third goal of the season but it was not enough to prevent Eibar from falling to a 3-2 defeat away to Celta Vigo in the Spanish first division on Saturday. Celta was humiliated 6-1 at Barcelona last week but a ...
Japan midfielder Takashi Inui looks set to leave Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt to join Spanish first-division side SD Eibar, according to a report Saturday in the online edition of German paper Frankfurter Rundschau. Frankfurt sporting director Bruno Hubner was quoted as saying that Inui wanted ...
Eintracht Frankfurt have decided to extend the contract of Japanese international Takashi Inui for one season to 2016, Frankfurter Rundschau reported on Monday. Inui's deal expires this summer but according to the German local daily, Frankfurt has exercised an option to retain the midfielder's services ...
