Last seasons joint I-League top scorer Pedro Manzi of Spain announced today on Instagram that he is leaving Chennai City FC to join a club in Japan. 31 year old Pedro Javier Manzi Cruz wrote in Spanish on Instagram, “I hate goodbyes … I thought this wouldn’t happen so soon …
Read More »Liverpool FC agree deal to sign Japan’s Takumi Minamino!
UEFA Champions League winner Liverpool FC have confirmed an agreement has been reached with Red Bull Salzburg for the transfer of Takumi Minamino. The Japan international forward will officially become a Reds player on January 1, 2020 after he finalised personal terms and passed a medical on Merseyside. Minamino said, …
Read More »Four bids submitted for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bidding process, which has seen an unprecedented interest from member associations, has reached an important milestone, with the following four bids having been submitted by the deadline of December 13, 2019: Joint submission by the Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football Submission by …
Read More »Bidding process for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup continues with eight countries!
Eight member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first-ever edition of the tournament that will feature 32 teams. The member associations are: Argentinian Football Association Football Federation Australia Brazilian Football Association Colombian Football Association Japan Football Association Korea Football Association …
Read More »Japan forward Shoya Nakajima signs for FC Porto!
Japan international forward Shoya Nakajima is the newest reinforcement for Portuguese giants FC Porto. Shoya Nakajima, who played for Qatar’s Al-Duhail last season, signed a contract valid for five seasons until 2024. This was the second signing today for FC Porto throughout this Friday, after Zé Luís. Nakajima’s career started …
Read More »China, Japan & Qatar presented with AFC Coaching Convention Awards!
The AFC president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Sunday, June 2 recognised the progress of the coaching standards of the Chinese Football Association, the Japan Football Association and Qatar Football Association at their meeting in Paris. The AFC Coaching Convention Pro Level Certificates were presented to Du Zhaocai, …
Read More »Record number of member associations bid for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
FIFA has confirmed that it has received nine registrations in connection with the bidding process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, namely from the following member associations (in alphabetical order by country): Argentinian Football Association Football Federation Australia Bolivian Football Association Brazilian Football Association Colombian Football Association Japan Football …
Read More »FIFA receives record expressions of interest in hosting 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
Following its invitation to all member associations (MAs) to express their interest in submitting a bid to host the final competition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, FIFA has received a total of nine expressions, namely from the following MAs (in alphabetical order by country): – Argentinian Football Association …
Read More »VIDEO – DW: Japan’s path to world football domination via 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
They want to host and win the 2050 FIFA World Cup, they aim to reach the global top 4 by 2030. With football ambitions that high, the Japanese simply have to win the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, right? DW Kick off’s Caro heads off on a road trip exploring the …
Read More »VIDEO – 2019 AFC Asian Cup: All you need to know about Group F!
Ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, here comes the video of the tournament organisers titled ‘All you need to know about…’ featuring the teams in Group F. Watch the videos featuring the Group F’s four teams in Japan, Uzbekistan, Oman, and Turkmenistan below!
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