State of the J: Omiya Ardija
Things are not all good in the orange half of Saitama. After a fine 2016 season, hopes were high that Ardija would look to challenge in and around the top…
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Vanilla Ice
I know I had most of you hooked with the title, but just let me check: 80’s music references? ✅ Rob van Winkle?✅ Aria Jasuru Hasegawa? ✅ I’ve a feeling…
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5 Things I think I think
1. I think that we need to understand where J.League clubs are in relation to other Asian teams in regard to the Asian Champions League and not overreact to…
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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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Orange alert
Sound the klaxon! After taking a year’s sabbatical in J2, and ending the season as champions, Omiya Ardija find themselves back in the big time in 2016. But what is…
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