Soccer
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Japan Snaps Skid with 3-0 Win over Canada in SheBelieves Cup
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Japan snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Canada on Wedne...
February 23, 2023
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Real Madrid Beats Al-Hilal 5-3 to Win 8th Club World Cup
RABAT (AP) — Vinícius Júnior scored twice and assisted Karim Benzema to lead Real Madrid to its reco...
February 12, 2023
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Former Japan Coach Zaccheroni in Intensive Care after Fall
Former Japan and AC Milan manager Alberto Zaccheroni has been taken to an intensive care unit after ...
February 11, 2023
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How Manchester City came to face Premier League charges
GENEVA (AP) — The English Premier League vs. Manchester City: a legal fixture for the ages....
February 7, 2023
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‘King Kazu’ to Play in Portugal Just Shy of 56
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Soccer star Kazuyoshi Miura extended his decades-long playing career on Wednesday...
February 2, 2023
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Mitoma Strike Knocks Out Holder Liverpool
BRIGHTON, England (AFP-Jiji) — Brighton dumped English F.A. Cup holder Liverpool out of the competit...
January 30, 2023
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JFA extends contract of Samurai Blue coach Moriyasu
Hajime Moriyasu, who led the national soccer team to its second consecutive top-16 World Cup finish ...
December 28, 2022
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Women’s sports saw pivotal growth in deals, interest in 2022
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been around women’s basketball long enough to see the growing p...
December 28, 2022
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Manchester United owners consider selling club
Nov 22 (Reuters) - Manchester United MANU.N said on Tuesday it was commencing a process to explore s...
November 23, 2022
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Yokohama F.Marinos wins 1st title in 3 seasons
KOBE — Yokohama F. Marinos clinched their first J.League first-division title in three seasons and f...
November 5, 2022
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Maya Yoshida preparing for major upset at 2022 World Cup
Maya Yoshida, the captain of Japan’s national soccer team, has spent most of his career in Europe, p...
October 30, 2022
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Midfield maestro Shunsuke Nakamura hangs up his boots
Yokohama FC midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura played his last match as a professional soccer player Sunda...
October 24, 2022
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Free kick whiz Nakamura to cap long career
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shunsuke Nakamura, the former national team member known as a master of free ki...
October 18, 2022
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Japan beats lackluster U.S. in World Cup warmup
With the World Cup approaching and final roster decisions looming, U.S. soccer players gave a dismal...
September 24, 2022
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Japan national soccer team unveils new uniforms
Japan’s national soccer team has a new set of uniforms. The new designs were revealed Monday, ahead ...
August 30, 2022
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