Purple Patch

Takumu Kawamura is the embodiment of the solid work done by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last years.

Hands On

Shusaku Nishikawa has reaached 600 caps in the J.League, a testimony of his amazing career.

It’s Not Over

The career of Tomoaki Makino showed us regrets, glory, achievements, and a clear line for his future.

2022 Regista Awards: J1 League

A title race to the wire, a sensational rookie, and a foreign manager crowned as the best one: these have been the awards for 2022 in the top tier.

Mitoma-esque

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

Wildcards

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

Cloud Nine

Peter Utaka was one step from leaving Japan for good. Instead, at 38 years old, he’s still ballin’.

Landmarks

After 15 years in Japan, Mihailo Petrović proved to be the kind of foreign manager J. League needed for a step forward.

Be Like Emil

J. League needs passionate, curious, and relaxed man, before players. And Emil Salomonsson is the epitome of this need.

The Regista Diaries – April 20, 2021

So here we are with a new column, that we’ll try to extend until the end of the season. Every weekend we’ll try to watch two games, one from J1 and one from J2. Maybe sometimes there will be space for J3 in the int’l breaks, but those two will be our main topic. “The […]