Squads, not stars, could define J. League's 2020 season
In its chosen hashtag for the season (#2020の主役は誰だ), the J. League literally asks "who will play the lead role in 2020?" That's never exactly been an easy question to ask, but it's become especially difficult in recent years. The league's supply of reliable stars has ...
Yokohama FC on Saturday announced a contract renewal for former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, the world's oldest professional soccer player, which will take him into his 35th professional season. Miura, who turns 53 on Feb. 26, will start the upcoming season in the J. League ...
Former Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura vowed Tuesday to "return the favor" to Yokohama FC for showing faith in him at age 41. Speaking at his introductory news conference, Nakamura said he aimed to help the J. League second-division club earn promotion to Japan's top tier. The ...
Kazuyoshi Miura: Flashy 'King Kazu' steered soccer's rise
It could be said that no team sport in Japan has outpaced soccer's growth through the Heisei Era, and 52-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura is the only player who can claim to have been a part of that growth throughout.
Belgian club Sint-Truiden signs ex-Yokohama FC youth player Kosuke Kinoshita
Belgian top flight club Sint-Truiden on Friday announced the signing of former Japan under-19 forward Kosuke Kinoshita from Swedish second-tier side Halmstads BK. The 24-year-old Kinoshita, who stands 190 cm , will join compatriots Wataru Endo and Takehiro Tomiyasu at the club owned by Japanese ...
Verdy to face Jubilo for place in J1 after beating Yokohama FC
Tokyo Verdy will face Jubilo Iwata for a place in the J. League first division after beating J2 playoff opponents Yokohama FC 1-0 with a dramatic stoppage-time goal on Sunday. Brazilian forward Douglas Vieira struck the 96th-minute winner, but it was Verdy keeper Naoto Kamifukumoto ...
Kazuyoshi 'King Kazu' Miura looks back on J. League opener 25 years later
Kazuyoshi Miura said Tuesday he can still recall playing in the J. League opener, as the professional league marked its 25th anniversary. The 51-year-old Yokohama FC forward, who is in his 33rd season as a professional soccer player, was a key member of the Verdy ...
'King Kazu' wants to continue reign
Fifty-year-old soccer legend Kazuyoshi Miura insists he has no plans to retire any time soon, even joking that the day he stops will be "the day I die." "I'm planning to play next year," Miura told The Japan Times ahead of Yokohama FC's second-division game ...
Golden oldie Miura continuing to surprise teammates
Evergreen striker Kazuyoshi Miura may have failed to extend his record as the world's oldest goal-scorer on Saturday, but his Yokohama FC teammates believe no other player will ever match his achievements. "He's literally a legend," defender Calvin Jong-a-Pin said of Miura, who last month ...
