I suggested we lose the National Anthems and have some pop tunes instead… your suggestions are coming in….. keep ‘em coming to alan@jsoccer.com
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Japan v. Croatia… as it happens… 0-0, but Japan should have won it!
25 minutes gone and Japan are creating openings, and Kawaguchi has saved a penalty! Last minutes, Zico FINALLY gives Oguro a few minutes and he should have had a PK!
Well, OK then, comments on the World Cup so far……
Alan lets fly and irritates the whole world….
Kawabuchi never said it! "Australia are dirty players", quote made up by European journalist!
Ken has been digging and come up with the answers…. psychology inteneded to turn people against Japan and stoke up the Aussie players and fans…. sad, uh!
FIFA announce officially Japan should have had a PK (Cahill going off witha 2nd yellow!)…. but what is the point!!?
Referee and FIFA have denied apologising for the Japan gol, and stated that there was nothing wrong with it (but that was obvious)…. now they say Japan should have had a PK – so it is OFFICIAL – shall we replay the game now!!!?
Nikkan Sports show that the fans with jsoccer.com – coming down on Zico at last?
Just read an article on NikkanSports.com about fan reaction to Japan – Australia, specifically player ratings….. more, see what they think of Zico!
Zico makes excuses on BBC web site….
Hot? Tired? Hello!!!! That’s what substitutes are for!
Japan 1-3 Australia!! ZICO GO HOME!! To Brazil, and leave our game alone!
Well, it took a BIG game for Zico to finally be shown for what he is – a total brainless non-tactician! What a moron – losing this game was down to Zico alone……..
Japan vs. Australia – starting line-up
Zico chose his best available XI (in his eyes anyway) when Takahara, Yanagisawa and Nakamura all got the green light to play… only Kaji missing from his desired team…. it’s Komano’s BIG chance now…. look what happened in 2002 when Morioka got injured and Miyamoto came on… the rest is history 
half time score is 1-0…… Japan leading
Yamamoto resigns as Jubilo coach…. Kawakatsu confirms as Avispa coach…
The managers’ Merry-Go-Round starts here? Watch Kawakatsu continue his Vissel-Verdy OB network at Avispa (Nunobe, Yabuta, Yoshimura all qualify already – more to come in?). While a new man had Jubilo needs to sweep out the old(er) and bring in the new…. a whole host of youngsters are being kept on the sidelines by the aging veterans – a new face should be given the chance to plan for the future…. fans and management should say, “Keep us in J1, just, and bring through the youngsters…. go for the title NEXT year!!”. Cerezo, Troussier, Scholari already being mentioned – so they’ll probably end up with Ono from Sanfrecce, then!!