Japanese women’s football took a major step towards full professionalism with Wednesday, June 3 unveiling of WE League, which will replace the Nadeshiko League as the top tier of the women’s game when it kicks off in 2021. The Japan Football Assocation (JFA) hopes the WE League – pronounced ‘we’, …
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LaLiga has taken an important step in its expansion strategy in Japan with the signing of the agreement that will make Sportsnavi inc. the first official media partner of the competition in the region. Thanks to this agreement, LaLiga and Japan’s most visited website join forces to provide fans in …
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In light of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having around the world and the postponement of the FIFA Council meeting that was foreseen to take place in early June 2020 in Addis Ababa, FIFA has today confirmed to the bidding member associations that the selection of the host(s) …
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Japan’s J-League decided to change format in the 2020 J-League and apply exceptional rules for promotion/relegation in all categories after the board of directors held on Tuesday, March 17 and the extraordinary executive committee held today. Further announcements of when to resume and details on league format and match schedules …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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