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Japan Rio Olympics squad

Alan Gibson — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 05:20:02 +0000

GKs: Masatoshi Kushibiki, Kosuke Nakamura

DFs: Hiroki Fujiuaru*, Tsukasa Shiotani*, Masashi Kamekawa, Sei Muroya, Takuya Iwanami, Naomichi Ueda

MFs: Ryota Oshima, Wataru Endo, Riki Harakawa, Shinya Yajima, Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino, Yosuke Ideguchi

FWs: Shinzo Koroki*, Yuya Kubo, Takuma Asano

Reserves in case of injury: GK Daichi Sugimoto, MF Gakuto Notsuda, DF Shinnosuke Nakatani, FW Musashi Suzuki

* Overage players

Japan (U23) v Ghana – charity match for Kumamoto, May 11th – squad announced!

Alan Gibson — Fri, 06 May 2016 05:47:57 +0000

The Under 23 squad has been announced for the Ghana match next week – the MS&AD CUP 2016 will be a charity match for those affected by the Kumamoto earthquakes … the match is on Wednesday 11 May, at Best Amenity Stadium in Saga.

With about three months to go until the Rio Olympics, the fight for places intensifies while the chances to check out other possibles lessens… here’s the squad.

GKs Kushibiki (Antlers) / Sugimoto (Vortis) / Niekawa (Tosu)

DFs Yamanaka (Reysol) / Kamekawa (Avispa) / Ito (Antlers) / Nara (Frontale) / Iwanami (Vissel) / Sai van Wermeskerken (Dordrecht – Holland) / Ueda (Antlers) / Miura (S-Pulse)

MFs Oshima (Frontale) / Ito (Reysol) / Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) / Harakawa (Frontale) / Yajima (Fagiano) / Notsuda (Albirex) /Toyokawa (Fagiano) / Ideguchi (Gamba)

FWs Togashi (F•Marinos) / Kanamori (Avispa) / Asano (Sanfrecce) / Onaiwu (JEF)

Note, for example that goalkeeper Nakamura (Reysol) and CB/DMF Endo (Reds), for example, are both out giving the chance to see other players.

The Japan U23 lads are scheduled to play Paraguay, Portugal, Guinea and England in Toulon Tournament (France) May 21-27.

… and then they will play South Africa on June 29th in Matsumoto before heading off to Rio.

The New J-Talk Podcast, featuring myself and Barry Valder!

Alan Gibson — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 06:58:47 +0000

http://jtalkpodcast.blogspot.jp/2016/04/ep180.html

Samurai Blue in Tough Group for World Cup Qualifying Final Round

Alan Gibson — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:48:58 +0000

Japan’s World Cup qualifying schedule:

The top two from each group qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup, with the two third-placed teams playing off and then meeting the 4th-placed team from CONCACAF for another World Cup place.

Group B matches

Sept.1 v UAE (H)

Sept.6 v Thailand (A)

Oct.6 v Iraq

Oct.11 v Australia (A)

Nov.15 v Saudi Arabia (H)

2017

Mar.23 v UAE (A)

Mar.26 v Thailand (H)

Jun.13 v Iraq (A – neutral venue TBA)

Aug.31 v Australia (H)

Sept.5 v Saudi Arabia (A)

LIVE LEGAL streaming for J.League READY TO GO to the world now! Read on…

Alan Gibson — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:23:35 +0000

Here’s your link to the main page for all of the available J2 games this weekend:

http://eversport.tv/upcoming?date=2016-04-03&term=25501

Or here are the individual links to the eight games available:

Tokushima Vortis v FC Gifu

Mito HollyHock v Thespakusatsu Gunma

Renofa Yamaguchi v Kamatamare Sanuki

Fagiano Okayama v Tokyo Verdy

Zweigen Kanazawa v Yokohama FC

Ehime FC v Giravanz Kitakyushu

Cerezo Osaka v JEF United

Kyoto Sanga v Montedio Yamagata

Japan Samurai Blue training camp selectees / 日本代表候補 – Chiba, March 7-9

Alan Gibson — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:34:44 +0000

Goalkeepers – Higashiguchi (Gamba), Nishikawa (Reds), Rokutan (Albirex), Hayashi (Tosu)

Defenders – Makino (Reds), Morishige (FC Tokyo), Yonekura (Gamba), Fujiharu (Gamba), Shiotani, Maruyama, Kurumaya, Shoji, Ueda

Midfielders – Kashiwagi (Reds), Endo (Yasushi – Antlers), Endo (Wataru – Reds), Muto (Yuki – Reds), Yonemoto (FC Tokyo), Shibasaki (Gaku – Antlers)

Forwards – Kohrogi (Reds, yes, that is how it is spelled officially, these days), Kobayashi (Frontale), Kanazaki (Antlers), Nagai (Grampus), Saito (F•Marinos), Usami (Gamba), Asano (Sanfrecce)

日本代表候補

G K 東口順昭 / 西川周作 / 六反勇治 / 林彰洋

D F 槙野智章 / 森重真人 / 米倉恒貴 / 藤春廣輝 / 塩谷司丸 / 山祐市車 / 屋紳太郎 / 昌子源 / 植田直通

MF 柏木陽介 / 遠藤康 / 武藤雄樹 / 米本拓司 / 柴崎岳 / 遠藤航

FW 興梠慎三 / 小林悠 / 金崎夢生 / 永井謙佑 / 齋藤学 / 宇佐美貴史 / 浅野拓磨

The J-Talk Podcast is Back for 2016!

Alan Gibson — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:21:58 +0000

Listen here:
http://jtalkpodcast.blogspot.jp/2016/02/ep171.html

2016 J.League Slogans

Alan Gibson — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 02:21:48 +0000

Kashiwa Reysol (above)

Vegalta Sendai (above)

Kashima Antlers (above)

Venforet Kofu (above)

Gamba Osaka (above)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (above)

Machida Zelvia (above)

Tokushima Vortis

Ehime FC (above)

Nagoya Grampus (above)

Your First Two Weekends of J1 schedule…

Alan Gibson — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:11:16 +0000

Your First Two Weekends of J1 schedule… more to be posted soon, along with J2 and J3. And, of course, they all (should be( available at the J.League web site

February 27th
14.00 Sanfrecce v Frontale
14.00 Jubilo v Grampus
14.00 Sagan v Avispa
15.00 Reysol v Reds
15.00 Vissel v Ventforet
15.00 Bellmare v Albirex
18.30 F•Marinos v Vegalta
19.00 FC Tokyo v Ardija

February 28th
14.05 Gamba v Antlers

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March 5th
14:00 Antlers v Sagan
15:00 Frontale v Bellmare
16:00 Ardija v Reysol
18.30 Vissel v Albirex
19.00 Avispa v F•Marinos

March 6th
13.00 Ventforet v Gamba
14.00 Reds v Jubilo
15.00 Grampus v Sanfrecce
15.30 Vegalta v FC Tokyo

J.League shirts 2016 – an ongoing post.

Alan Gibson — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 01:21:53 +0000

JSoccer News » Previews

Japan Rio Olympics squad

Japan (U23) v Ghana – charity match for Kumamoto, May 11th – squad announced!

The New J-Talk Podcast, featuring myself and Barry Valder!

Samurai Blue in Tough Group for World Cup Qualifying Final Round

LIVE LEGAL streaming for J.League READY TO GO to the world now! Read on…

Here’s your link to the main page for all of the available J2 games this weekend:

Or here are the individual links to the eight games available:

Japan Samurai Blue training camp selectees / 日本代表候補 – Chiba, March 7-9

The J-Talk Podcast is Back for 2016!

2016 J.League Slogans

Your First Two Weekends of J1 schedule…

J.League shirts 2016 – an ongoing post.

First up we have Sanfrecce Hiroshima – fitting, since they are the reigning champions… Enjoy the new kits!

Matsumoto Yamaga were relegated last season. Here’s what they’ll be wearing in J2. Green home, white away, red and blue are the ‘keepers’ gear!

Graphic for Shimizu S-Pulse home shirt for their J2 season in 2016.

And S-Pulse neighbours Jubilo Iwata, who have switched places with them in J1 for 2016.

Vissel Kobe home and away, with a special close-up on their home shirt, too.

Kawasaki Frontale 2016 20th Anniversary “Gremio” shirt!

Kawasaki Frontale Home, away, “cup” shirts

V-Varen Nagasaki home (orange) and away

Yokohama F•Marinos home (blue), away (pink) and three cool GK shirts

Albirex Niigata home (orange) and away

Ventforet Kofu home (blue) and away

Kashiwa Reysol home (yellow) and blue GK shirt

Urawa Reds

Thespakusatsu Gunma home (blue away (white) and two GK shirts

FC Tokyo home / away authentic version

Nagoya Grampus home and away

Fujieda MYFC home

Nara Club (JFL), home, away, GK

Montedio Yamagata away

Mito HollyHock home (blue) and away

Zweigen Kanazawa home