Late Bloomer
At 29 years old, after a life within lower tiers, Yuya Yamagishi is becoming indispensable for a J1 team.
Read More Late BloomerAt 29 years old, after a life within lower tiers, Yuya Yamagishi is becoming indispensable for a J1 team.
Read More Late BloomerA former J1 MVP, an interesting striker from J2, and a gem from Yamagata: these are the Top 10 transfers from last Winter in J1 League
Read More The Market Report – 2023, J1 LeagueEven if Sagan Tosu’s system is keeping the team in J1, no one excepted Kenta Kawai to do this well in a J1 dugout.
Read More The Saganian CandidateIf you think about the J.League and you have to identify the league with one manager, to whom do you think? Hajime Moriyasu for his successes and the role with the national team? Arsènè Wenger because of his stint with Nagoya Grampus? Or the many Brazilians who have floated into the J.League galaxy in these […]
Read More Bad GuyFrom Yasuhito Endo’s true successor to anonymous Spanish second division gigs: the story of Gaku Shibasaki.
Read More The Lost PrinceSomeone says “it runs in the family”, but Kota Mizunuma been a key player to win the J1 title for Marinos.
Read More From Father to SonA title race to the wire, a sensational rookie, and a foreign manager crowned as the best one: these have been the awards for 2022 in the top tier.
Read More 2022 Regista Awards: J1 LeagueJust like Kaoru Mitoma in 2020, Makoto Mitsuta’s season felt unreal. Maybe even an inch more than Frontale’s prodigy.
Read More Mitoma-esqueFrom Kitakyushu to Doha. From J3 to the possible World Cup call. Shuto Machino is more than just a MIP.
Read More The AwakeningBrought in as one of many forwards, Takuma Nishimura has become fundamental for Marinos’ run to the title.
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