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Celtic
/ 3 years agoJapan’s Furuhashi hopes to emulate Nakamura impact at Celtic
London (AFP) – Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi hopes to emulate the impact of Shunsuke Nakamura at Scottish Premiership side Celtic. Furuhashi...
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Japan
/ 3 years agoMir hits hat-trick to send Spain into Olympic semi with Japan
Miyagi (Japan) (AFP) – Substitute Rafa Mir hit a hat-trick as Spain finally saw off Ivory Coast 5-2 in extra time...
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Japan
/ 3 years agoEyes on the goal: women’s football goes pro in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) – As global interest in women’s football approaches fever pitch, former champions Japan are eyeing a return to glory...
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Japan
/ 3 years agoJapan’s Hokkaido region bans fans at Olympic football matches
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s northern Hokkaido region has decided to ban spectators at the Olympic football matches hosted in the area,...
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Antoine Griezmann
/ 3 years agoGriezmann loses video game sponsor in Japan racism row
Paris (AFP) – Japanese video games firm Konami said Wednesday it was scrapping French striker Antoine Griezmann’s role as a brand...
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Japan
/ 3 years agoKubo and Yoshida in Japan squad ‘aiming for gold’ at home Olympics
Tokyo (AFP) – Former Southampton defender Maya Yoshida and Real Madrid youngster Takefusa Kubo were on Tuesday named in an 18-man...
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Japan
/ 3 years agoJapanese football star Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender man
Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese Women’s World Cup star Kumi Yokoyama has come out as a transgender man — one of the...
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Japan
/ 6 years agoHonda puts boot into fired Japan coach Halilhodzic
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan forward Keisuke Honda has slammed former national team boss Vahid Halilhodzic’s methods as the fallout from his...
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Japan
/ 6 years agoNew Japan coach eyes World Cup second round
Tokyo (Japan) (AFP) – Japan’s new football coach said Thursday he was aiming to get the Blue Samurai out of a...
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Colombia
/ 6 years agoJapan coach eyes Colombia ‘revenge’ after World Cup draw
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic promised to avenge his side’s humiliating 4-1 thrashing by Colombia at the 2014 World...