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Lost in the Ozone Again

The Japan National Team put on a very stirring performance against China, at the East Asian Championships on Saturday, showing a tremendous amount of poise, competitive fire and technical savvy.

The MEN's National team, on the other hand . . . .

 

All The Ins and Outs

As the month of January comes to a close, we provide a full synopsis of the player transfers and acquisitions for all J1 AND J2 teams.

 

New Year, Same Old Champion

The Emperor's Cup final provided an ideal cap for the 2009 season, as Gamba Osaka won a highly entertaining and closely matched match with Nagoya Grampus on New Year's Day, to retain the Emperor's Cup trophy.

 

 

A Cup of Holiday Cheer

The Emperor's Cup is back. In one of the most enthralling quarterfinal rounds in years, the stage has been set for a final spurt of storybook proportions .

 

 

 

Amateur Hour

On Tuesday evening, the Japan National Team provided further evidence to support Max Planck's theory that some forms of matter are so dense that even electrons are unable to penetrate them. If only Planck had been able to get a sample of coach Takeshi Okada's skull, he might have resolved this scientific theory once and for all.

 

 

Cleaning out my Closet

The J.League season starts in just five weeks! Time to clean out my closet and prepare for 2010.

 

Semi-Exciting Semifinals

The Emperor's Cup semifinals failed to measure up to earlier rounds in terms of excitement and the quality of play, but they did set up what should be a closely contested and (hopefully) entertaining final on New Year's Day.

 

 

Black and Blue

The owner of J.Soccer.com drops in for a report on the Antlers-Gamba match. But be forewarned . . . these comments are nothing like the journalistically unbiased, dispassionate and clinically unemotional reports that we usually post on this website. (^c,^)

 

 
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