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Happy Birthday J.League
The J.League marks its 30th anniversary this weekend. So much has changed in the years since, but the joy of The Beautiful Game continues from year to year.
Three Decades of Football
The J.League marks its 30th anniversary this weekend. To celebrate, we are posting a "Rising Sun News"-style match report on this weekend's matches. Hope you enjoy it.
As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, here is another interview with a player at J2 club Fagiano Okayama - Australian veteran midfielder Stefan Mauk.
As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, here is another interview with a new Gamba Osaka player - this time Israeli defensive midfielder Neta Lavi.
As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, JSoccer Magazine and Jsoccer.com interviews new Gamba Osaka players: First up, Tunisian forward Issam Jebali.
Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap
Transfer season always brings us a few truly deranged rumours. But sometimes there is more behind the story than readers might imagine. The rumours regarding a "deal" between Celtic FC and Urawa Reds - which never even came close to happening - may be one of the most "intriguing" stories of the year.
Destiny in Doha
The Japan National Team is making waves in Qatar. But the story of their destiny in Doha actually goes back three decades, to one of the most seminal events in Japanese sports history.
J.League All-Time ”Best 15”
To mark the upcoming kickoff of J.League's 30th season, I was asked to submit a list of what I consider to be "the most influential 15 players in J.League history. Do you have any suggestions for people I left out?
Samurai Blue do the Mon-GOOOOOOOOAAALLL-ia
On a balmy Tuesday evening in Chiba, a somewhat "understrength" Samurai Blue lineup engraved their names in history with a new Japan record for the most goals scored in a FIFA "A" match.
Samurai Blue Sparkle in First Test of 2021
The Samurai Blue played South Korea off the pitch, on Thursday evening, in one of the best TEAM performances that we have seen in close to a decade.