Articles tagged with "japan"
J-League stars lead Blue Samurai to victory
By 21 | November 19th, 2008Lead by goals from Urawa Red Diamonds Tatsuya Tanaka and Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Nagoya Grampus Keiji Tamada, Japan defeated Qatar 3-0 in World Cup ...
Offside Rewind: Celebration Time.
By chris | November 14th, 2008Arsenal should be in the Championship. If footy bloggers ruled the universe. Brazil's search for the country's sexiest fan. Italy's all-refugee football club. Didier Drogba flings currency into the ...
Gamba Osaka with AFC Champions League
By 21 | November 12th, 2008Gamba Osaka won AFC Champions League with a flourish defeating A-League's Adelaide United 2-0 at Hindmarsh Stadium. A capacity crowd, dressed in red to support ...
Kazumichi Takagi and Ryuta Tsuzuki called up for Blue Samurai
By 21 | November 11th, 2008Due to recent injuries Takeshi Okada has called Shimizu S-Pulse defender Kazumichi Takagi and Urawa Red Diamonds 'keeper Ryuta Tsuzuki to the Blue Samurai for ...
Yasuhito Endo and Yuji Nakazawa up for AFC Player of the Year
By 21 | November 3rd, 2008The AFC has released the revised listing of AFC Player of the Year which includes Blue Samurai Yasuhito Endō of Gamba Osaka and Yuji ...
Oita Trinita wins J-League Cup
By 21 | November 1st, 2008Daiki Takamatsu, twice capped for Japan, scored with twenty two minutes to lead Ōita to a 2-0 victory over Shimizu S-Pulse to capture the "Yamazaki ...
Shunsuke Nakamura is coming home
By 21 | October 27th, 2008I had been waiting on this one for a bit but after confirming, the deal to bring Blue Samurai Shunsuke Nakamura of home to play ...
Yasuhito Endo carries Gamba Osaka to victory
By 21 | October 22nd, 2008After taking a 1-0 lead into the half the Urawa Red Diamonds were upset 3-1 by Gamba Osaka at Saitama Stadium on the strength of ...
Is He Made of Plastic?
By Lotte Cox | October 18th, 2008While he was busy becoming the best Japanese players of all time (at least until Shunsuke Nakamura came along), Hidetoshi Nakata never seemed to find ...
When in Goal, Attention Span Is Everything
By Laurie | October 10th, 2008Looks like this J-League goalkeeper forgot his Ritalin. And while I was trying to figure out where that video came from (no luck so ...
Nakamura Wins PK, Checks Video To See If He Was Fouled.
By chris | September 23rd, 2008It was a good win for Celtic over the weekend against Kilmarnock, but it didn't come without some controversy. They were comfortably leading 2-0 in ...
Ballack: Not Even The Best At Being Second!
By Rob | July 23rd, 2008Last season was a miserable season for Chelsea's Micheal Ballack. The German midfielder finished runner up in the League Cup, The EPL, The Champions League ...
J League Returns After Month Break
By Ian Rose | June 24th, 2008After over a month of no laser lightshows, and no killer whale mascots, the J League returns to action tomorrow. With the European Championship ...
J League Update: Antlers continue to tumble
By Ian Rose | May 10th, 2008At my old high school, our symbol was the Buck, leading not only to a ridiculous mascot that looked more like a moose, but also ...
Japanese Footballer Still Fighting "Garlic Ban"
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008Japan is arguably the wackiest corner of the football world right now. Don't believe me? Did you not read about the J-League underwear thief? And if ...
The Case of the Mysterious J-League Underwear Thief
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008An unnamed J-League footballer was arrested this week for breaking into a 21 year old woman's apartment and stealing her panties. The 26-year-old Kashiwa Reysol ...
Daisuke Matsui's Scorpion Pass
By Daryl | May 2nd, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLSn5SqyLk[/youtube] This is from the April 26th Ligue 1 game between Le Mans and Lens. The lofted ball to Le Mans midfielder Daisuke Matsui looks like ...
J League Update: Mon the Gas Men
By Ian Rose | April 20th, 2008Another weekend is in the books for the best league in the world (in terms of mascots and light shows), the J League. ...
Portland Timbers taking over the world one island nation at a time
By Bob Kellett | April 19th, 2008You know who is Rose City 'Til I Die? The good people of the Solomon Islands. How monumental is this achievement? Considering the fact that ...
J League Update: This ain't your Grandpa's Grampus
By Ian Rose | April 5th, 2008We've made a pretty big deal here on the Offside (and rightfully so) about the MLS entering its thirteenth season, and thus, becoming a teenager. ...
Kung Fu Fighting, Japan vs. China Style
By Laurie | March 4th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVL45uWO-R0[/youtube] After yesterday's kung fu goal, I thought I'd carry the theme into today with some Kung Fu fighting, this time in the Japan vs. China ...
Japanese Soccer Season Begins With a Pitch Invasion
By Daryl | March 1st, 2008You probably wouldn't expect pre-season cup sponsored by a photocopier to cause a pitch invasion in Japan, but that's exactly what happened today. The Xerox ...
Weekend Watch Recap: Jump for Joy
By Daryl | February 25th, 2008Catching up with the weekend action. Saturday Japan 1-1 South Korea A win for either side guaranteed the East Asian Cup. South Korea took a 15th minute lead ...
Weekend Watch: Comparing Cleats
By Daryl | February 22nd, 2008A few games to keep an eye on this weekend: Saturday Japan vs South Korea The East Asian Cup wraps up this weekend with the final round of ...
It's "Dumpling Diplomacy" for the Japanese Soccer Team
By Laurie | February 10th, 2008Let's say you're Japan. Relations with your huge, powerful neighbor are always a bit strained, but they've become moreso recently since dumplings made by ...
Daily Dose 1.19.2008
By Martha | January 19th, 2008Things to read as you drink your presidential milkshake: "Let's have Harry Redknapp as a cockney Moses and Martin O'Neill as an Ulster Herod." (Guardian Unlimited) High ...
Another Japanese Player for Celtic?
By Martha | January 9th, 2008Just last week, the papers in Japan, Scotland and England were all discussing the possibility that standout midfielder and free kicking maestro Shunsuke Nakamura could ...
Daily Dose: 1.03.2008
By Martha | January 3rd, 2008Things to read with your totally sweet Hello Kitty contacts: The Unfortunate Torpor Of Newcastle United. (200%) The baby-centric celebration has gone (another step) too far. (Guardian) Pato ...
Philippe Troussier's Globe-Trotting Continues
By Martha | December 18th, 2007During the 2002 World Cup, Philippe Troussier was a hero in Japan. He'd coached the national team for four years, leading them to victory in ...
Adding Insult to Injury
By Martha | December 8th, 2007You may recall the news from earlier this week that Ivica Osim, one of football's most magnificent characters, is recovering with near-miraculous speed from a ...
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