Fernando Torres may still be seeking a first goal in Japan but the Spanish striker is encouraged by the upturn…
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Japan captain Makoto Hasebe will stay in the Bundesliga following the World Cup after signing a two-year contract on Monday to join Eintracht Frankfurt from relegated Nuremberg. The 30-year-old joined Germany’s top-flight in 2007/08 from J-League side…
Manchester City’s holding company, City Football Group (CFG), will become a minority shareholder in Yokohama F. Marinos in the first significant foreign investment in a J-League club, officials said Tuesday. Nissan Motor Co., the main shareholder, said…
Japan’s J-League is one of the safest and most welcoming football leagues but a furore over a “Japanese only” banner directed at foreign fans has caused deep embarrassment and highlighted questionable attitudes to race. Urawa will host Shimizu S-Pulse…