A planned new soccer league in Tokyo ... of 73 players who plan to sign up for the over-80 league. They will start in three teams of blue, red and white. Japan Sports Agency surveys showed that ...

Miyamoto was captain of the Japan men's team when they co-hosted the World Cup with South Korea in 2002, a tournament that helped spark huge interest in football among the Japanese public.

But after the team swept Colombia off the pitch, Japanese fans also did their share of sweeping: meticulously cleaning up their ... the football culture but part of Japanese culture," Japan ...

HONG KONG--Japan face second-placed Saudi ... Uzbekistan face Iran in Tashkent with both teams on six points after their first two games to open up a three-point gap over the United Arab Emirates.

Here is its original subtitle: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan ... was now fully into soccer, that soccer simply would swallow up the other codes whole ...

Iniesta is among three foreign footballers who played for Japanese teams and are being dunned various amounts by the Japanese Tax Agency for not toeing the line on their tax obligations ...

The first World Series of pro football, actually a five-team tournament, was played among a team made up of players from both the Athletics ... pass was thrown from less than five yards behind the ...

Two weeks ago, we offered our picks for the 10 greatest NFL teams of all time, so now we turn our attention to college football ... and I think we could line up and play with any college team ...

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia – The Philippine Azkals conceded a late goal to Japan, 2-1, on Sunday and settled for a runner-up finish in the ... men’s national football team. Azkals veteran Misagh ...

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That official then informs the players and spectators by holding up a ... the goal line out of bounds. The defending team is then awarded a goal kick from the goal area, to be taken by a player or ...

Solely to set up a long throw-in for senior ... “That’s one thing I can contribute to this team.” Anchored by senior captain Jack Moran and a stout back line, top-ranked Newton South ...