Uruguay striker Diego Forlan fell flat on his J-League debut as Cerezo Osaka lost 1-0 to defending champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Saturday's season opener.... more »
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan takes centre-stage as Cerezo Osaka begin the new J-League season looking to claim the scalp of twice-defending champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday.... more »
Adisak Kraisorn's injury-time strike secured a 1-1 draw for Buriram United against ambitious Chinese team Shandong Luneng on the opening night of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.... more »
Adisak Kraisorn's injury-time strike secured a 1-1 draw for Buriram United against ambitious Chinese team Shandong Luneng on the opening night of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.... more »
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan vowed Wednesday to rediscover his killer goal-scoring instinct as he arrived in Japan to play for Cerezo Osaka in a season which straddles the World Cup.... more »
Uruguay international striker Diego Forlan has joined Cerezo Osaka from SC Internacional of Brazil on an estimated $5.8 million a year, a record for the increasingly austere J-League.... more »
Former Manchester United forward Diego Forlan looks set to move to Cerezo Osaka of Japan, reports said Wednesday, with hopes that the Uruguay international can rev up the J-League.... more »
Yokohama Marinos put one hand on the J-League title with a 1-0 win over Jubilo Iwata on Saturday to move four points clear at the top of the table with two games remaining.... more »
Yokohama Marinos saw their lead at the top of the J-League shaved to one point with three games remaining after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Nagoya Grampus Sunday.... more »
Shunsuke Nakamura scored a trademark free-kick to keep Yokohama Marinos on course for their first J-League title in nine years with a 1-0 win over Oita Trinita on Sunday.... more »
Yokohama Marinos took charge of the J-League title race on Saturday with a 1-0 win over previous leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima to move two points clear with five games remaining.... more »
Yokohama Marinos lost 1-0 to Omiya Ardija but retained leadership of the J-League on Saturday as nearest challengers Sanfrecce Hiroshima crashed to a 2-1 defeat at home to FC Tokyo.... more »
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni on Thursday called up four strikers from a second-string team that won the East Asian Cup last month to boost the Blue Samurai's firepower when they host Guatemala and Ghana.... more »
Sanfrecce Hiroshima returned to the top of the J-League table on goal difference after a 1-1 draw with bottom side Oita Trinita on Saturday, as previous leaders Yokohama Marinos lost 2-1 to Kashima Antlers.... more »
Yokohama Marinos claimed top spot in the J-League with a 2-0 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday as previous leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima were held to a 1-1 draw with Nagoya Grampus.... more »
Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani on Saturday showed off his attacking finesse in Cerezo Osaka's comfortable 3-0 victory over Omiya Ardija in the J-League.... more »
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