Soccer-Japan to consider 2039 Women's World Cup bid after FIFA decision
Japan Football Association president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has said his country will consider bidding to host the 2039 Women's ...
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Japan women's football pioneer Nagasato retires
Women's World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who made history with a brief spell playing for a men's team, said she had given ...
Soccer-Japanese trailblazer, World Cup winner Nagasato hangs up her boots
Japanese World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who in 2020 made history by briefly signing on loan for a men's team, has called ...
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American football finds a way in Japan
While the Philadelphia Eagles smashed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February, two teams in Japan fought for the ...
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Japanese forward ‘King Kazu’ turns 58 and prepares for his 40th season in professional soccer
Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura has turned 58. That’s one milestone. But the more important one is that he’s set to start ...
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Japan beats United States 2-1 for SheBelieves Cup women's soccer title
Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan held on to beat the United States 2-1 on Wednesday night for the ...
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Japanese forward 'King Kazu' turns 58 and prepares for his 40th season in professional soccer
But there's more to celebrate. He's also set to start his 40th season in professional soccer, the oldest player in the Japanese Football League. Miura plays for Japanese fourth-division team ...
Vissel Kobe continues Japan’s strong showing as Saudi teams stumble in race for Asian soccer glory
Vissel Kobe defeats South Korea’s Gwangju FC 2-0 Wednesday to continue Japan’s strong showing in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Elite’s second round.