Japanese champions Gamba Osaka recorded their first win of the fledgling J-League season with a comfortable 2-0 win at Ventforet Kofu on Sunday.... more »
New Japan boss Vahid Halilhodzic got a crash course on the scale of his rebuilding job on Saturday as he watched J-League rivals FC Tokyo and Yokohama F-Marinos play out a turgid 0-0 draw.... more »
Japanese champions Gamba Osaka blew a two-goal lead Saturday as they began the defence of their J-League title with a 2-2 home draw with FC Tokyo.... more »
Japan must kick its obsession with style over substance to avoid being left behind by other countries, J-League boss Mitsuru Murai told AFP before the weekend start of the domestic season.... more »
A November start to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would cause severe disruption to Japan's domestic football schedule, the head of the J-League told AFP on Monday.... more »
Twinkle-toed former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura insisted he had no plans to slink off into retirement as he turned 48 on Thursday, ahead of his 30th year as a professional footballer.... more »
Japan's football chiefs refused to comment Tuesday on reports linking Danish former Barcelona and Real Madrid star Michael Laudrup to the national team's vacant coaching job.... more »
The Japanese title race took another dramatic twist on Saturday as Urawa Reds crashed 2-0 at home to nearest rivals Gamba Osaka when victory would have sealed the championship.... more »
FC Tokyo are eyeing an ambitious swoop on Barcelona and Spain great Xavi Hernandez, joining a list of suitors thought to include Manchester United and Bayern Munich.... more »
Urawa Reds overcame their recent wobbles to conjure a 1-0 win against Yokohama F-Marinos on Monday, leaving them one victory away from capturing a second Japanese title.... more »
Japanese table-toppers Urawa Reds frittered away more points as they drew 1-1 at Kashima Antlers on Sunday, allowing Gamba Osaka to close to within three points in a cliff-hanging title race.... more »
Former Germany and Stuttgart striker Cacau scored the lone goal in Cerezo Osaka's 1-0 win over Urawa Reds at home Saturday, stopping the J-League leaders' winning streak at four matches.... more »
Table toppers Urawa Reds continued their hot streak by overpowering Shimizu S-Pulse 4-1 on Saturday to stretch their advantage at the J-League summit to four points.... more »
Nose-diving Japanese club Cerezo Osaka sacked their second manager of the season on Monday when they gave Italian Marco Pezzaiuoli the elbow after less than three months in charge.... more »
Japan's World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo has been banned for two games by the J-League after smashing an advertising board in a fit of pique during a match last weekend... more »
Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos were hit with a $48,000 fine by the J-League on Friday after a supporter racially abused a black player during a game last weekend.... more »
Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos face punishment after fans racially abused a black player at the weekend, following strong condemnation by the J-League on Monday.... more »
Kawasaki Frontale blew the chance to go top of the J-League on Saturday as they lost 2-0 at Yokohama F-Marinos where a small pocket of home fans racially taunted Brazilian player Renato.... more »
Former Asian champions Urawa Reds squandered the chance to reclaim top spot in the J-League on Saturday after going down 2-1 at third-placed Kawasaki Frontale.... more »
Table-topping Urawa Reds heaped more misery on Tokushima Vortis in their first season in Japan's top flight with a 2-0 win on Wednesday that left the islanders hopelessly adrift in the drop zone.... more »
