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Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Round 19 in the J. League could prove a turning point for several clubs with a number of marquee fixtures set down for the weekend of July 26/27. The pick of the Saturday fixtures see FC Tokyo host Yokohama F. Marinos at Ajinomoto Stadium, as teams from Japan's two largest cities get ready to rumble in the capital. After making an excellent start to the season FC Tokyo have fallen away of late,...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The Japan Football Association is trying to move the J. League schedule so that it coincides with the European season running from the fall through the spring, starting in 2010, new JFA president Motoaki Inukai said Tuesday. The proposed change to the season, which currently runs from the spring to late in the year, is expected to provide J. League clubs with more opportunities to acquire...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
SAITAMA (Kyodo) Marcus Tulio Tanaka scored a hat-trick as Urawa Reds reclaimed top spot in the J. League with an entertaining 3-2 win at home to Tokyo Verdy on Thursday night. Tulio wrapped up the scoring near the hour mark with his second header of the night to send the Asian club champions one point clear of Kashima Antlers, who were sunk 2-1 at Kyoto Sanga on Wednesday. Read the full story...
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
OSAKA (Kyodo) Brazilian striker Bare is set to leave Gamba Osaka to join Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates, officials of the J. League club said Tuesday. "Bare asked me to allow the transfer saying he's been offered a lucrative deal. I want to release him on good terms," Gamba club president Kikuo Kanamori said. An official announcement will be made within days. Read the full story
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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The J. League issued Oita Trinita and its Olympic team goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa a warning on Wednesday after Nishikawa wrote in his personal blog that he intentionally got himself booked in Sunday's 2-1 win over Jubilo Iwata. The 22-year-old wrote he "got booked on purpose," because he would be able to serve the subsequent one-match suspension while he is on national team duty with Japan's...
