All I want for 2020 is development

There’s one final step Japanese football has to take to overcome its massive flaw: fixing the refereeing by improving. A lot

Us, football and stats (feat. @J1tokei)

Big data have been something mostly tied to major leagues in America, but in 2010s stats have spread also in football. We’ve talked about their rise and possible implications in J. League with a proper expert on this specific matter.

Cambio de dirección

En los últimos años, la J.League fue dominada por jugadores sudamericanos, pero ahora Europa ha vuelto con prepotencia a desempeñar un rol importante en la liga profesional japonesa y España es la principal nación de este nuevo cambio de tendencia.

We The North

Arjen Robben joining Consadole Sapporo is a great news for the league, but the real winners are among the one working at the club.

The tides have turned

One year ago, they seem both solid candidates for the national team. Today the histories of Kosuke Nakamura and Mu Kanazaki seem to tell something different.

J. League 101: discovering “J-Talk Pod”

While the J. League seems finally on the brink of a global narrative about itself, the J-Talk Pod has already done it for a long time.

The greater good

A simple (and necessary) move would start a second phase for Japanese football, who has the right structure to do another step in its evolution.

Less is more

J. League is facing a new waves of stardom, but Japanese clubs might take a look of what stars are actually made of.

The Surprise Report: 2019 edition

Former prodigies, rising young stars and unexpressed potentials: this has been the Japanese transfer market before 2019 season

The Silent MVP

Kawasaki Frontale – offensive juggernaut in recent years. Prodded forward by the incessant accuracy of Kengo Nakamura, and led from the front by the effervescent, yet under-appreciated Yu Kobayashi. Kobayashi is an integral part of the way that Frontale have become a highly regarded J1 team, and a strong reason that they are in with […]