In what will go down as one of the most keenly-contested J1 League seasons, three teams head into the final week of the campaign still in with a chance of winning the title. Defending champions Vissel ...

Plenty of countries have their miracle champions. In England, it’s Leicester City in 2015-16. Italy has the Hellas Verona side of 1984-85. In France, it’s Montpellier winning Ligue 1 in 2011-12. And ...

Around 30 years ago, both MLS and the Japanese J-League started up as entirely new domestic leagues. Since then, both have undergone considerable change and expansion. For the J1 League, 10 teams ...

Yokohama F Marinos clinched the J1 League title for the first time since 2019 on Saturday when Kevin Muscat's side notched up a 3-1 win over Vissel Kobe on the final day of the season to keep ...

Jubilo, riding a wave of momentum after winning the Shizuoka Derby against Shimizu S Pulse last weekend, need nothing less than a win if they are to keep J1 survival hopes alive. Tokyo are level on ...

Ao Tanaka’s deadline day move from Fortuna Dusseldorf to Leeds United presented something of a calculated risk for his new club. But after an armful of man-of-the-match awards and an unexpectedly ...

Andres Iniesta will wear his favourite No. 8 at his new team Vissel Kobe, after the J1 League has changed the rule dictating that number switches were prohibited mid-season. In a move that highlights ...

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In what will go down as one of the most keenly-contested J1 League seasons, three teams head into the final week of the campaign still in with a chance of winning the title. Any one of the three would ...