The Surprise Report: 2019 edition
Former prodigies, rising young stars and unexpressed potentials: this has been the Japanese transfer market before 2019 season
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2018 Regista Awards: J1 League
For the first time in many seasons, title wasn’t decided on the last matchday. But still, the championship didn’t lack of memorable moments and some shifts in power.
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams
It’s not the first J1 League offers us a surprise relegation, but Kashiwa Reyol’s case might actually be the most disappointing example in the last decade.
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Hail to the Cho
With a cup final to play and a miraculous safety on the horizon, Cho Kwi-jea has proved himself once for all.
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The unsurprising surprise
Despite featuring every pre-season among relegation candidates, Vegalta Sendai saved themselves. Once again.
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The Renegades’ Song
2018 season is gifting us a miraculous year by five strikers, who certainly weren’t expecting such a goal-scoring form in this moment of their careers.
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The Silent MVP
Kawasaki Frontale – offensive juggernaut in recent years, led from the front by the effervescent, yet under-appreciated Yu Kobayashi.
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Who are ya? Jubilo Iwata
Jubilo Iwata are on a roll. Currently sixth in J1, and winners of eight of their last eleven, the team from the east of Shizuoka, a prefecture known as a…
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Kenyu Sugimoto: Back from the Wilderness
There was a lot to be excited about about Cerezo Osaka heading into this year. But Kenyu Sugimoto wasn’t really one of them. Fast forward six months, and Cerezo’s number…
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30 is the Magic Number
Not three, as De La Soul, amongst others, sang about. No, if you ask Urawa Reds supporters where the magic in their team lies, a large majority of them will…
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