Currently in a seventh place in the Japanese J. League Divsion 1, Nagoya Grampus
(名古屋グランパス) is a Japanese association soccer currently based in Nagoya, Aichi
Prefecture. The club has been...
Imitation is the greatest form of flattery and it's never more entertaining than when you are
imitating Mr Mario Balotelli. On Saturday a honourable homage to the Italian's muscle clenching
celebration against Germany was provided by Ken Tokura in the J-League. The Vissel Kobe forward
bagged the winner against Kawasaki Frontale by sauntering in to the last third [.
Japanese J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus (Japanese: 名古屋グランパ) is back in the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after a one-year absence. Last season's second-placed J1
finisher is pooled with...
Vissel Kobe (ヴィッセル神戸) is a professional Japanese soccer club, currently playing in
the J. League Division 1. After finishing last season in 9th position last season, Vissel Kobe is
currently...
Urawa Red Diamonds (浦和レッドダイヤモンズ ) is a professional soccer club playing in
Japan's J. League Division 1 (J1). The side is one of Japan's best supported teams and often
boasts...
Kashiwa Reysol secured the J-League title and a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the host
nation's representatives following a climatic finish to the season in Japan this weekend. The title
triumph was all the more remarkable given that the team had only won promotion from the Japanese
second division last season.
Hidetoshi Nakata is getting more press after his retirement than he did during his whole entire
career. For those of you who don't know, Nakata is one of Asia's most famous footballers. In 1995,
he started his career with Bellmare Hiratsuka, now called Shonan Bellmare. During his time in the J
League, he won the Asian Football the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997
This week on languageacster.com, we spotlight the run in to the title in the J League in Japan,
looking at who can win it and at a big team staring at relegation.
This week on languageacster.com, we spotlight the run in to the title in the J League in Japan,
looking at who can win it and at a big team staring at relegation. Remember, you can also:
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The European leagues are about a third of the way through their seasons and the Champions League
is in the middle of the group stages, but what about elsewhere in the world?
With twelve rounds of matches to play in the Japanese J-League there is an intriguing four way
battle for title honours. Last season's champions Nagoya Grampus Eight are, along with Yokohama
Marinos, just one point behind the top two of Gamba Osaka and Kashiwa Reysol (22 games, 43
points).
Gamba Osaka were involved in the tie of the weekend getting the better of Kawasaki Frontale by
six goals to three with Brazilian Rafinha scoring a hat-trick and helping stretch Gamba's unbeaten
run to seven matches.
Former Japan international defender Naoki Matsuda remains in critical condition after
collapsing during his club Matsumoto Yamaga's training session early this morning.
Matsuda (34) was rushed to Hospital after he collapsed 35 minutes into a routine training
session in what is belived to have been a heart attack, Matsuda made 40 appearances for his Country
and also won 3 J-League titles before moving down a division to his new club.
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on March 11, the J-League
has rearranged the schedule for the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup.
The two group format has been abandoned in favor of a straight two-leg knock-out competition.
1st Round 1st Leg June 5
Urawa Reds vs Yamagata
Kashiwa Reysol vs Sendai
Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissell Kobe
Venforet Kofu vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Jubilo Iwata vs Fukuoka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale
1st Round 2nd Leg June 27
27 Jul Wed
Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol
Yamagata vs Urawa Reds
Kawasaki Frontale vs
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Ventforet Kofu
Vissel Kobe vs Yokohama F Marinos
Fukuoka vs Jubilo Iwata
Second round two-leg games will take place on 14 September and 28 September when Omiya Ardija and
Albirex Niigata will join the competition.
Gamba Osaka (ガンバ大阪) is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J.
League Division 1 and AFC Champions League. Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium. Gamba are one of only six teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of
football every year since its inception [.
Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス) is a Japanese association soccer currently playing in the
Japanese J. League Divsion 1. The club has been a fixture in the top flight of Japanese soccer
since 1993 but did not win its first J. League championship until 2010. Nagoya Grampus is current
managed by Serbia and Nagoya Grampus legend Dragan Stojković.
Urawa Red Diamonds (浦和レッドダイヤモンズ ) is a professional football club playing in
Japan's J. League. It is one of Japan's best supported teams boasting the highest average crowds
for eight of the J-League's sixteen seasons thus far. The club has never won a J. Leasgue title and
finished last season in 10th position.
Vissel Kobe (ヴィッセル神戸) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently
playing in the J. League Division 1. After finishing last season in 15th position last season,
Vissel Kobe is currently in pre-season training for the 2011 J. League season. This past weekend
Vissel Kobe launched its Asics 2011 home and away kits and presented some [.
Keiji Tamada scored the goal which sealed the J-League title for Nagoya
Nagoya Grampus Eight have finally landed their first ever J-League title following their 1-0
away win at Shonan Bellmare today. Second place Kashima Antlers, champions for the last three
years, were finally deposed having only managed a goalless draw at Vissel Kobe which means that
they are ten points behind Nagoya with three matches remaining and, therefore, can not catch the
league leaders.
This week, on the languagecaster free podcast our focus is the J-league in Japan. We take a look
at its history and if it has been a success or not. Remember you can also:
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football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news
from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English
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This week, on the languagecaster free podcast our focus is the J-league in Japan. We take a look at
its history and if it has been a success or not. Remember you can also:
Listen only to the main report here complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new
football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news
from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English
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On this week's free podcast our focus is the J-league in Japan. We take a look at its history
and if it has been a success or not. Remember you can also:
Listen only to the main report here complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new
football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news
from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English
check out our Football Language Resources page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary posts
Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases)
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Each week on languagecaster's podcast we feature a main listening report and on this week's show
we take a look at the J- League in Japan, now in its 17th season.
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Each week on languagecaster's podcast we feature a main listening report and on this week's show
we take a look at the J- League in Japan, now in its 17th season.
In this week\'s review of the footballing action, we take a look back at the football life of the
great Brazilian player Socrates as well as congratulating his former club Corinthians on winning
the Brazilian title.
To coin a well-known footballing phrase, it's squeaky bum time in two of Asia's biggest
leagues.
In Japan the title will go down to a last day showdown with any one from Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya
Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka all capable of winning the championship. Kashiwa currently hold the
advantage of topping the table with 69 points from 33 games whilst Nagoya and Osaka trail the
leaders by just one and two points respectively with one round of matches to be played next
weekend.
Yes, I'll go ahead and say it. Jared Borgetti, eat your heart out. (Not really, it's still
pretty epic.)
Ryujiro Ueda of Fagiano Okayama earns the title with his bombing own-half header into the back
of the net, which he then celebrated like a tap-in on the goal line. Smooth.
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This week, languagecaster casts its eye around the world to take in games from Japan, where the
season gets underway again after the terrible earthquake and tsunami, Argentina, Spain, England,
and the Champions League semi final first legs.
