Eight clubs in the race to sign 54-year-old 'King Kazu' Kazuyoshi Miura
Offers have arrived from Suzuka Point Getters and FC Osaka of the Japan Football League, one tier below the J. League's third-tier J3, while he is planning to meet with J3 side YS Yokohama.
Yokohama F. Marinos extended their unbeaten run to nine games by hammering Yokohama FC 5-0 at home in Saturday's J. League first-division Yokohama derby. Marinos, whose only loss this year came on their first day of the season to reigning champion Kawasaki Frontale, had little ...
Yokohama FC and Vegalta share spoils to remain winless in J1
Yokohama FC and Vegalta Sendai played out a 2-2 draw on Saturday in the J. League top flight as the two teams without a win this term remained at the foot of the table. Visiting Vegalta would be more pleased with the result after coming ...
'King Kazu' Miura plans to continue playing in J. League at age 54
Miura played in four J1 games for Yokohama FC last season as the club returned to the top flight for the first time since 2007.
Former Japan international Daisuke Matsui to join Sai Gon FC
Former Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui will join Vietnam's Sai Gon FC from Yokohama FC, the J. League first division club said Thursday. The 39-year-old, part of the 2010 World Cup squad that reached the last 16 in South Africa, has spent the past three seasons ...
Koki Saito's transfer to Belgium could be major turning point for young Japanese stars
Yokohama FC forward Koki Saito's move to the Belgian second-tier at the end of the J. League season, could, depending on his future success, dramatically alter the market for young Japanese talent. The 19-year-old, who has three goals in 27 appearances in this year, his ...
Yokohama FC overcame an early deficit to beat Vissel Kobe 2-1 in the J. League first division Sunday thanks to an injury-time winner from 19-year-old substitute Reo Yasunaga. Kobe came out of the blocks aggressively at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, with Andres Iniesta marshalling their attack. They ...
Rising Yokohama FC teen Koki Saito to join Belgian club Lommel
Yokohama FC forward Koki Saito will move to Belgian second-division side Lommel at the end of the season, club sources said Thursday. The 19-year-old Saito is a member of Japan's U-19 national team and was called up to play in the U-20 World Cup last ...
Yokohama FC beats Urawa through Yusuke Matsuo brace
On Wednesday, a trio of aging superstars headlined Yokohama FC’s starting eleven in a valiant defeat against league-leading Kawasaki Frontale. On Saturday, it was time for the kids to step up, with Yusuke Matsuo scoring twice in a confident 2-0 win over Urawa Reds at ...
Soccer world hails 'King Kazu' after J1 appearance at age of 53
There may have been plenty to talk about on Wednesday as the J. League first division rounded the corner into the second half of its tumultuous season, but the only story that mattered was evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura’s first time stepping onto a J1 pitch ...
The 53-year-old started for Yokohama FC on Wednesday against Kawasaki.
Late Taichi Hara goal seals Tokyo comeback over Yokohama FC
After first-half goals by Yuya Minagawa and Kyosuke Tagawa, it was a stunning late effort by Taichi Hara that had fans clapping at Ajinomoto Stadium on Wednesday as FC Tokyo fought from behind to a 2-1 win over Yokohama FC. The 21-year-old Hara gave Tokyo ...
