Opened a new thread mostly because it looks like the playouts are gone. Last 2 in J2 will be relegated to J3 next year, and J3 top 2 will be promoted (not sure what happens if one of the two doesn't have a J2 license)
The new Nagai of Nagoya with a brace. Yokohama started well after their good pre-season. Play-off contender again or it's too early? Was King's birthday today and he started.
http://www.espnfc.us/japanese-j-lea...dest-footballer-to-play-on-past-50th-birthday Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will play professional football beyond his 50th birthday after agreeing a new deal with Yokohama FC. The 12-month contract signed with the second-tier club means Miura, 49, will enter his 32nd season as a professional footballer. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Kazuyoshi-Miura-passes-Stanley-Matthews.html Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura passes Stanley Matthews' longevity record after starting a match at the age of 50 years and seven days Stanley Matthews played his final professional game aged 50 and five days Matthews played his final game for Stoke City against Fulham in 1965 But he has now been passed by Japanese star Kazuyoshi Miura Miura started for Yokohama at the age of 50 and seven days to beat Matthews He has previously played in Brazil and Italy and has 89 caps for
JEF Utd beat Nagoya with goals from the really really underrated Takaharu Nishino (i still don't know why Hasegawa dropped him out) and Koki Kiyotake... very good start of the campaign; always had a soft spot for JEF and was very curious to see how it will go with Esnaider. Didn't see the games but i like the roster and the new acquisitions
lol, Kazu breaks records, GK scores and changing shirts in the half time of Gifu-Matsumoto game. Like JEF winning against Nagoya isn't enough!
Bleacher ReportVerified account@BleacherReport 19m19 minutes ago Age is just a number. Kazuyoshi Miura becomes the oldest professional player to score a goal http://ble.ac/2mg1Lbu
Gunma scouting is very good. They always find another #26 to make the difference. Hope Takai will help them to avoid relegation this season. Not the best start, but still early stages.
Quite surprising to see Tokyo Verdy so high. Many fans were not very optimistic after veteran coach Lotina was appointed. Not very well seen by Spanish football fans.
Some great stuff from Iwasaki and Ibusuki today. Also I.Takahashi on the scoresheet again.. gogo young ones!
Don't forget about Daizen Maeda who's on loan from Matsumoto to Mito and already scored 3 goals this season.
Golden Week continues... 36k in Nagoya today for 'Tulio derby' against Kyoto. Close to the Nagoya's record of 38+k against Cerezo in 2014.
1:30 This goal was dissolved because the final whistle of the first half have arrived. Come on. Why to do this? The playing time is anyway limited and why can't leave two seconds after have expired?And if you see it was only 0:35 when the free kick was taken, only 5 seconds of playing time.