The new Japanese season kicks off on Friday.
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Drama, dreams: Japan’s wildly popular high school soccer breeds future stars
Japan’s national high school soccer tournament is thriving after more than 100 years, attracting huge crowds, millions watching on TV and breeding future stars.
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Japan holds Australia, South Korea and China win
Japan denied Australia a famous away victory after a 1-1 draw in Saitama in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday while South Korea and China both won. Australia had never beaten Japan on Japanese soil but a Shogo Taniguchi own goal just before the hour gave the visitors a shock lead in front of a crowd […]
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Champions League aims to put Asian women’s soccer on map
Women’s soccer in Asia can close the gap on Europe and North America with this week’s launch of the AFC Women’s Champions League, say players from Japan’s Urawa Reds Ladies.
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North Korean World Cup player says Japan qualifier more than soccer
An Yong Hak was born and raised in Japan but he will be cheering for his former team North Korea when the teams clash in a World Cup qualifier in Tokyo.
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Goalkeeping woes threaten Japan’s Asian Cup hopes
Coach Hajime Moriyasu has left himself with no convincing alternatives.
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Klinsmann’s heavily criticized South Korea advances in Asian Cup over Saudis
South Korea came back from the dead to keep its hopes of winning the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years alive.
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PSG’s Lee Kang-in repays Klinsmann to become South Korea’s linchpin
Lee Kang-in (No. 18) has been called “a joy” and “a flower” by South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann and his performance in their Asian Cup opener showed why the German is so smitten. The Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder stamped his class all over South Korea’s 3-1 win over Bahrain on Monday, scoring two second-half goals […]
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Jurgen Klinsmann leads a South Korea team ‘ready’ to win Asian Cup
Former Germany and U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann failed to guide South Korea to a victory in his first five games at the helm, beginning with a 2-2 tie last March in a friendly with Colombia. But after losses to Uruguay and Peru, and ties with El Salvador and Wales in four more friendlies, […]
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Japan: Jun Endo's roots are tangled up with Fukushima nuclear disaster
Jun Endo wasn’t allowed to play football outside after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster because of radiation fears, so she honed her dribbling skills in a cramped indoor hall instead. Japan’s Women’s World Cup win that year inspired her to keep going and now the forward is carrying her country’s hopes […]