Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta celebrated his 37th birthday on Tuesday by signing a contract extension that will keep him at J-League side Vissel Kobe for two more years.... more »
Sanfrecce Hiroshima stayed on course for the J-League second-stage title with an impressive 2-0 victory at last year's Japanese treble winners Gamba Osaka on Saturday.... more »
Gamba Osaka's hopes of repeating their Japanese treble of last season were dashed Saturday when the holders were beaten 3-0 by Kashima Antlers in the J-League Cup final.... more »
Arsene Wenger will take charge of his 1,000th match as Arsenal manager on Saturday, and the rest of English football is still playing catch-up.... more »
Japan's J-League is one of the safest and most welcoming football leagues but a furore over a "Japanese only" banner directed at foreign fans has caused deep embarrassment and highlighted questionable attitudes to race.... more »
Manchester United's desperate season met with fresh degradation on Wednesday as they sensationally lost on penalties to Sunderland in the League Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford.... more »
Manchester United's desperate season met with fresh degradation on Wednesday as they sensationally lost on penalties to Sunderland in the League Cup semi-finals at Old Trafford.... more »
Former Celtic playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura said he had suffered the "worst moment" of his career after his Yokohama Marinos blew a commanding lead to miss out on the J-League title on Saturday.... more »
Kashiwa Reysol beat Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in Saturday's J-League Cup final to win the trophy for the second time and ease the pain of crashing out in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League last month.... more »
Juan Mata made a point to Jose Mourinho as the Chelsea midfielder's superb strike inspired his side's 2-0 win at Arsenal in the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday.... more »
Shunsuke Nakamura scored a trademark free-kick to keep Yokohama Marinos on course for their first J-League title in nine years with a 1-0 win over Oita Trinita on Sunday.... more »
Japan star Shinji Kagawa still has progress to make before he can stake a claim for a regular first-team place at Manchester United, according to manager David Moyes.... more »
Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was Tuesday left out of the 24-man provisional Australian squad to play friendlies in France and Canada next month to make room for new players.... more »
Schalke 04 and Hamburg shared the points in a 3-3 thriller on Sunday as new signings grabbed the limelight on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season.... more »
Schalke 04 and Hamburg shared the points in a 3-3 thriller on Sunday as new-signings grabbed the limelight on the opening weekend of the Bundesliga season.... more »
New-signing Shinji Okazaki of Japan netted in Mainz 05's 3-2 home win over his ex-club VfB Stuttgart on Sunday in the Bundesliga -- having only left them last month.... more »
