194cm Havenaar Mike scores for Vitesse!
Although the final score is a 1-3 defeat it can't hinder the young man's confidence or selection possibilities.

Posted by Alan on 28 Jan 2012



VIisel AND Cerezo tie up with Bangkok Glass!
Vissel Kobe and Bangkok Glass have announced a collaboration from this season .... Vissel president Kanaya agreed to getting together with the Thai team to "grow together". Could be interesting. Cerezo Osaka have also come in with the same club, so not sure how that's going to work in the end, but an interesting development....
there's a Thai language version at www.thaileagueonline.com ...
along with pictures of the Vissel group AND the Cerezo group!
Posted by Alan on 27 Jan 2012



Tadanari Lee
Southampton fans - you have yourself a gem in Tadanari Lee.

A Look at the Past, and the Prospects of Lee in England ....
Posted by Alan on 27 Jan 2012


November 1997, Japan 3-2 Iran Pt.1
As featured in JSoccer Magazine issue 3 Japan 3-2 Iran (November 17th, 1997), a game that saw Okano score a last minute #golden goal" and Japan qualify for World Cup France 1998! Some great exclusive pictures in the magazine and the highlights of the game here, on jsoccer.com, in four parts. Enjoy!

Pt.1
Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012



November 1997, Japan 3-2 Iran Pt.2
Part 2 of that classic game from Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Pt.2
Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012



November 1997, Japan 3-2 Iran Pt.3
Part 3 of Japan 3-2 Iran (Nakayama, Jo, Okano the scorers)

Pt.3
Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012



November 1997, Japan 3-2 Iran Pt.4
Part 4 - for some exclusive pictures of the boys - Kazu, Nakata, Lopes, Jo, Nakayama, Nanami, Kawaguchi and more, please get your Issue 3 of JSoccer Magazine - mail alan@jsoccer.com for more details.

Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012



Two-Footed Tackles - They ARE Red Card offences - no excuse!
JSoccer.Com's Alan Gibson looks at the controversy surrounding red cards, the two-footed tackle, and how it COULD be a lot easier to understand for all of us!
Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012


A Foul in the Box - the PK is enough. NO red card, no ban, is necessary!?
JSoccer Magazine Editor Alan Gibson posits a rule change in the Laws of the Game.
Is a PK enough? Or is the red card, the down-to-ten-men syndrome AND a ban REALLY necessary!? Please read on and comment on FaceBook or Twitter.
Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012


J.League Kicks Off March 10th
Opening day games (Matchday 1) J1:

Consadole Sapporo v. Jubilo Iwata
Vegalta Sendai v. Kashima Antlers
Omiya Ardija v. FC Tokyo
Kawasaki Frontale v. Albirex Niigata
Nagoya Grampus v. Shimizu S-Pulse
Gamba Osaka v. Vissel Kobe
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v. Urawa Reds
Sagan Tosu v. Cerezo Osaka

Sanfrecce welcoming back ex-manager Petrovic, complete with Makino in tow!
Sagan will be looking to start their J1 history with a win over Cerezo!

March 11th
Kashiwa Reysol v. Yokohama F.Marinos



Matchday 2 - all Saturday March 17th

Kashima Antlers v. Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Reds v. Kashiwa Reysol
FC Tokyo v. Nagoya Grampus
Yokohama F. Marinos v. Vegalta Sendai
Albirex Niigata v. Omiya Ardija
Shimizu S-Pulse v. Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Jubilo Iwata v. Sagan Tosu
Cerezo Osaka v. Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe v. Consadole Sapporo

The Osaka Derby will be a big one, although Reds might be in with a chance of upsetting Reysol and showing us they are BACK!?


Posted by Alan on 25 Jan 2012



Gamba in for Miyayoshi! And hovering over Cerezo's Yamaguchi!
Rumours abound that Gamba Osaka are finally taking my advice of more than two years ago and making an offer for Takafumi Miyayoshi of Kyoto Sanga FC. What a player he is going to be! Good luck prising him away from Kyoto, though. He, along with Kubo, Ito et al, is needed as the future of Kyoto, to bring that team out of the doldrums. That and dumping overpaid, under-achieving foreigners like Diego and Dutra!

Meanwhile, Gamba also looking for that long-term Endo replacement in Shu Kurata and Shinishi Terada (both returned from loan periods away from Osaka) and having a good look at Cerezo's Hotaru YAMAGUCHI!, we hear! A year of building a new team for Wagner Lopes to take over in 2013? A new ground also ready that season? A new beginning for Gamba Osaka is on the horizon!
Posted by Alan on 19 Jan 2012



Superb Overhead Goal from Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
As he is featured on the cover and inside Issue 3 of JSoccer Magazine, I thought I'd better dig out the video for this superb goal by Tsune! Enjoy this, then order your Issue 3 of the magazine for some exclusive pictures over 15 years in the game.



The best goal Tsuneyasu Miyamoto scored in his long and fabled career was caught live on camera by a Vissel Kobe fan behind the goal.... here it is.
Posted by Alan on 18 Jan 2012



Konno to Gamba - confirmed!
Yasuyuki Konno is finally confirmed a Gamba Osaka player today - plus a look at the Ins and Outs at FC Tokyo and Gamba, and some news on great CWC Barca, Messi, Neymar, pics for Issue 3 of JSoccer Magazine!

Posted by Alan on 18 Jan 2012



YOKOHAMA F- MARINOS - Transfer Updates - January 17th
YOKOHAMA F- MARINOS - Transfer Updates - January 17th

IN:
Manabu SAITO - returned from loan at Ehime FC
Kosuke NAKAMACHI - from Avispa Fukuoka
Yuji ROKUTAN - from Avispa Fukuoka
MARQUINHOS de Araujo - from Atletico Mineiro
Seitaro TOMISAWA - from Tokyo Verdy
Kota MIZUNUMA - returned from loan at Tochigi SC
Ryota SUZUKI - from Yokohama F. Marinos Youth
Andrew KUMAGAI - from Yokohama F. Marinos Youth
Yusuke HIGA - from Ryutsu Keizai University

NEW COACH - Yashiro HIGUCHI (replaces Kazushi KIMURA).

OUT:
Masato FUJITA - to Kashiwa Reysol
Kazuma WATANABE - to FC Tokyo
Aria Jasura HASEGAWA - to FC Tokyo
Yota AKIMOTO - to Ehime FC
Masakazu TASHIRO - loan extended at Machida Zelvia
Kun Hoan KIM - loan to Sagan Tosu
Eijiro TAKEDA - loan to JEF United
Jin HANATO - loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu
Yasuhiro HATO - retired

READ MORE HERE - click that button for ALL the teams in one easy to read format
Posted by Alan on 17 Jan 2012


VEGALTA SENDAI Transfer Updates - January 17th
VEGALTA SENDAI Transfer Updates - January 17th

IN:
WILSON Rodrigues Fonseca - from Shaanxi Chanba, China
Taikai UEMOTO - from Cerezo Osaka
Toshihiro MATSUSHITA - loan became a full transfer from FC Tokyo
Toshihiko UCHIYAMA - from Ventforet Kofu
Keita Fujimura - from High School
Hiroaki OKUNO - from Sendai University
Yuta ECHIGO - from Vegalta Sendai Youth

OUT:
DIEGO de Souza Gama Silva - loan ended, back to Kyoto Sanga
Shinichiro KAWAMATA - loan ended, back to Kashima Antlers
Byung Kuk CHO - to Jubilo Iwata
Goshi OKUBO - to Sony Sendai
Toshio SHIMAKAWA - loan to Tokyo Verdy
Kentaro SEKI - loan to Yokohama FC
Yuki NAKASHIMA - loan to Montedio Yamagata
Yoshiki TAKAHASHI - loan to Sagan Tosu

and the full story so far with other teams combined in one post can be seen if you click the READ MORE HERE button
Posted by Alan on 17 Jan 2012

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