Japan

Mitoma-esque

Just like Kaoru Mitoma in 2020, Makoto Mitsuta’s season felt unreal. Maybe even an inch more than Frontale’s prodigy.

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The Awakening

From Kitakyushu to Doha. From J3 to the possible World Cup call. Shuto Machino is more than just a MIP.

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Wildcards

EAFF E-1 comes at the right time for Moriyasu to evaluate the last adds to the squad for Qatar 2022.

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The Goalie-mma

After a suffering campaign, Japan qualified for the 2022 World Cup. The keeper situation, though, is all but solved.

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The Four-Years Marathon

After 2020 and 2021, J. League is at its third step of a tough four years-schedule. Will it have an impact on the players?

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Scoring 101

From a university prospect to the best Japanese striker in J. League: it’s been a long road for Ayase Ueda, but it’s far from over.

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Out of the Blue

A product Gamba’s youth sector and probably the MVP of these Olympic Games, Kosei Tani is ready to take the next step.

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Saudade: Where are they now? (Part 2)

This is a tale of a missed chance and where those 19 main protagonists are right now. Part 2 concerns midfielders, forwards and the coach himself.

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Saudade: Where are they now? (Part 1)

This is a tale of a missed chance and where those 19 main protagonists are right now. Tobias Dreimann tells us a piece of that tale in Part 1.

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Extremely talented, incredibly normal

Kengo Nakamura has been an institution for Japanese football, more than his loyal history with Frontale might say.

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