Soccer Sep 25, 2020
The Japanese midfielder contributed to the reigning Premier League champion's 7-2 rout of Lincoln.
Soccer Aug 30, 2020
Takumi Minamino scores first goal for Liverpool in Community Shield
The Samurai Blue midfielder also converted his shootout attempt in the Premier League champion's defeat to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.
Soccer Jun 27, 2020
Takumi Minamino determined to help bring more titles to Liverpool
The Japan international said he wants to play a bigger role in helping the club win more silverware.
More Sports Apr 15, 2020
Liverpool Football Club signing Takumi Minamino and Rugby World Cup star Kotaro Matsushima were among the Japanese athletes named in Forbes' fifth annual "30 Under 30 Asia" list. Wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji, gymnasts Kenzo Shirai and Takeru Kitazono, skateboarder Aori Nishimura and Formula 4 ...
Soccer Dec 19, 2019
Takumi Minamino fulfills dream by signing contract to play for Liverpool
Takumi Minamino signed with Champions League holder Liverpool on Thursday for a reported fee of £7.25 million ($9.5 million) from Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg, the Premier League leader announced. The 24-year-old forward, who impressed Liverpool in its two Champions League group matches this season ...
Soccer Dec 8, 2019
Midfielder Junya Ito bagged his first goal of the season for Genk in the Belgian top-flight side's 2-1 win at Cercle Brugge. Ito opened the scoring in the 34th minute at Jan Breydel Stadium before Cercle Brugge equalized in the second half. Sander Berge sealed ...
Soccer Nov 14, 2019
Japan defeats Kyrgyzstan to stay unbeaten in World Cup qualifying
Takumi Minamino converted a first-half penalty and Genki Haraguchi doubled the lead with a free kick after the break as Japan overcame a determined Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. With the victory at a chilly Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Group F leader ...
Soccer Oct 17, 2019
Japan claimed its third straight win in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Tajikistan on Tuesday. Takumi Minamino scored the first goal in the second half on a header. He finished with two goals, while ...
Soccer Oct 10, 2019
Samurai Blue rout Mongolia 6-0 in 2022 World Cup qualifier
by Dan Orlowitz
In the sumo ring, wrestlers from Mongolia rule the roost against their Japanese opponents. On the soccer pitch, Japan is clearly still king. Takumi Minamino scored in his third straight match, veteran defender Yuto Nagatomo netted his first international goal in 10 years and Junya Ito ...
Soccer / World Cup Sep 11, 2019
Japan opens World Cup qualifying with 2-0 away win against Myanmar
Shoya Nakajima's and Takumi Minamino's first-half goals led Japan to a 2-0 win away over Myanmar as the Samurai Blue opened their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory. Japan picked apart the Myanmar defense early and often, slowed nearly as much by Thuwanna ...
Soccer Sep 5, 2019
Japan sets tone with two first-half goals in victory over Paraguay
Japan heads into its first game of World Cup qualifying next week on a high after knocking off Paraguay 2-0 Thursday in a friendly. Yuya Osako scored Japan's 23rd-minute opener and Takumi Minamino added the second seven minutes later as the hosts kept Paraguay on ...
Soccer Feb 2, 2019
Qatar foiled Japan’s bid for a record-extending fifth Asian Cup title on Friday, winning the tournament for the first time in a 3-1 upset. Golden Boot winner and tournament MVP Almoez Ali scored an early opener before Abdelaziz Hatim added a second as Felix Sanchez’s ...