Vancouver Whitecaps striker Masato Kudo will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a fractured jaw that will require surgery in a collision during a match, the Major League Soccer squad announced Thursday....
Japan's Masato Kudo opened his Major League Soccer scoring account on Saturday to help the Vancouver Whitecaps rally for a 2-1 victory over MLS Cup champions Portland in Vancouver....
Kashiwa Reysol beat Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in Saturday's J-League Cup final to win the trophy for the second time and ease the pain of crashing out in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League last month....
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....
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....