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 ...

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 ...

The J.League has entered its 31st season, and Chairman Yoshikazu Nonomura plans to move to the next stage of having a few big ...

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 ...

The J-League introduces penalty shootouts after draws during its 2026 transition season to boost excitement and intensity.

Yokohama F Marinos clinched the J1 League title for the first time since 2019 on Saturday when Kevin Muscat's side notched up ...

Despite boasting a stellar cast headlined by legendary Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta, Vissel Kobe are currently bottom of the J1 League having won just five of their 24 matches so far in the 2022 ...

Hiroki Sakai's decision to join Auckland FC has now led to him becoming an A-League Men championship-winning captain.

Fernando Torres and Andres Iniesta are readying themselves for their debut in J1 League and here we run through ten facts you maybe didn't know about football in Japan. Football is a summer sport in ...

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 ...