Shimizu S-Pulse – J.League Regista

The Eighth Sin

Unlike other Japanese players who reached his age, Takashi Inui is still bright at 37 years old, fuelled by his competitive inner fire.

Looking to 2027

Only one year before the FIFA World Cup – the EAFF E-1 Championship is a good chance for some J.Leaguers to give it a go.

Brain over heart

After a slip and the possible Urawa Reds’ void, Kai Matsuzaki took back his career with Shimizu S-Pulse – one play at the time.

Keepers’ Rebirth

A perennial bench-warmer, a former Zelvia legend, and a prodigy who got lost: stories of rebirth in this 2025 J1 League.

Lost Treasures – Douglas

From a mysterious object with no J1 perspective to the no. 9 of the champions: this is the rollercoaster of a career by the Brazilian striker.

Okazaki’s Fragments

If Akio Yoshida has been “Mr. J3” for a long time, Hiroki Higuchi from Fukushima United is ready to take over.

This is Football

S-Pulse can disappoint at any time, but Tadahiro Akiba must grab this chance to put them back on the map of Japanese football.

The Dying Era

It’s not the first time both S-Pulse or Iwata are in J2, but it’s the first time where the Shizuoka-based football look stuck.

Bad Guy

If you think about the J.League and you have to identify the league with one manager, to whom do you think? Hajime Moriyasu for his successes and the role with…

Success isn’t built in a day

Shimizu S-Pulse wanted to replicate the #AngeBall seen in Yokohama, but Cklamovski is now gone. Too soon?