One of the lesser known historical quirks about Japan is that it’s actually the final resting place of none other than Jesus Christ. The story goes that it was actually Jesus’ little known brother, Isukiri, […]
Saitama Stadium has seen some magical AFC Champions League moments, from Urawa Reds’ historic title in 2007 to their repeat performance a decade later, and Al Hilal’s drought-breaking success in 2019. It is perhaps the […]
Japan won the double at the recent EAFF E-1 Championships, winning both the men’s and women’s tournaments on home soil. With the FIFA World Cup just over three months away in Qatar, this tournament represented […]
You could almost describe Cambodia’s Thierry Chantha Bin as a Keisuke Honda ‘fan boy’, such was his admiration for the Japanese superstar, especially during his heyday with CSKA Moscow and AC Milan. When the 98-time […]
Scott, Michael and Paul are all on deck as we look back at the recent EAFF E-1 Championships and ask what World Cup combatants Japan and Korea can take away from the tournament. Also on […]
Jay Haddow’s journey to international football was far from a straightforward one: born in Hong Kong to parents from the United Kingdom and Japan, he moved to England, alone, as a 12-year-old, had overtures to […]
The EAFF E-1 Women’s Championship enters its final matchday with current champions Japan and China poised for an ultimate winner-takes-all showdown. The fixture serves as a re-run of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup semi-final, which […]
In our latest instalment of our In Conversation With… series, Scott and Paul sit down with 18-year-old Jay Haddow, fresh off signing his first professional contract with Blackburn Rovers. The Hong Kong-born Haddow discusses his […]
Along with having one of the most unnecessarily complicated names in world football, the EAFF E-1 Football Championships has, in recent years, been relegated to a position as one of the more obscure international tournaments, […]
The inaugural season of Japan’s first professional women’s football league has drawn to a close after what can only be described as a season of mixed emotions. Excitement on the pitch, turbulence off it. How […]
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