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A Sunday in Machida…

At The Match Machida Zelvia 0-1 JEF United (2017 J2 League, Round 1) Attendance: 8, 124 (Nozuta) Highlights: Last weekend, Jon Steele was at Nozuta to run the rule over…

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A Sunday in Machida…

Weekend J1 preview

More used to being behind the microphone hosting the acclaimed J-Talk Podcast, Ben Maxwell uses his computer for other purposes by giving us a run-down on the big story lines…

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Weekend J1 preview

5 Things I think I think….

I’m shamelessly lifting this segment from the MMQB American Football site (quite simply, the best sports site on the web) and using it to give a quick overview of the…

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5 Things I think I think….

J2 Opening Day Preview

Typical….you wait ages for a @J2KantoBites article, and then two come along at once. But, Regista is more than happy to let the don of the J2 scene give his…

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J2 Opening Day Preview

Regional preview: Kyushu (south) and Okinawa

The final part of our J.League regional odyssey brings us to the far south of Japan, to clubs in the lower reaches of the league looking clamber up the footballing…

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Regional preview: Kyushu (south) and Okinawa

Regional preview: Saitama & Chiba

To the north & east of Tokyo respectively, Saitama & Chiba host some of the biggest names (not to mention brightest colours) in the J.League. Starting with a team that…

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Regional preview: Saitama & Chiba

Season preview: JEF United

JEF United. Those two words provoke a myriad of reactions, but what exactly are the team from the Fukuari these days? Big club? Sleeping giant? Stuck in the past? A…

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Season preview: JEF United

Regional previews: Koshinetsu

The Koshinetsu region, which I only really know due to it being one of the mentioned regions on the NHK (Japanese state broadcaster) weather report, stretches from Niigata in the…

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Regional previews: Koshinetsu

Regional preview: Kanagawa

Kanagawa prefecture, to the south west of Tokyo, includes Yokohama, but because I’ve already done a separate preview for those clubs situated in the administrative hub of the prefecture, this…

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Regional preview: Kanagawa

Regional preview: Shizuoka

In the shadow of Mount Fuji, Shizuoka is a traditional football hotbed of Japan. The clubs there have endured a lean time in recent years, but there are once again…

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Regional preview: Shizuoka

ACL preview: Kashima Antlers vs Ulsan Hyundai

It is that time of year again when Asia’s best clubs get together and battle it out for continental honours in the Asian Champions League. This year it will probably…

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ACL preview: Kashima Antlers vs Ulsan Hyundai
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