Harbaugh, a former N.F.L. quarterback, made it clear that even as he was wooed by college programs, he wanted to jump to the N.F.L. Photo While leading Stanford to a 12-1 record, Jim Harbaugh was linked to jobs at his alma mater, Michigan, and in the N.F.L. with Miami and Denver. Credit John G. Mabanglo/European Pressphoto Agency “I view it as the perfect opportunity…
KUMAMOTO – Japan eased to a comprehensive 3-0 win over Costa Rica in a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly on Sunday, the first home match for coach Asako Takakura since taking over last April. Kumi Yokoyama struck from the edge of the area in the first half before Mina Tanaka and Yuka Momiki netted after the break in a game held to support Kumamoto Prefecture, struck…
There is, however, a precedent for a major football match being staged indoors as England played Argentina at the 2002 World Cup in Japan at the Sapporo Dome. I think most footballers prefer natural conditions, but it is an interesting one,said the Football Association of Wales Alan Hamer, the local organising committee s project director. It is UEFA s decision…
You re in the army now, oh, oh, you re in the army now. Photograph: Getty. Plus: have any Nobel Prize winners represented their countries on the pitch?; do Panathinaikos have secret Irish connections?; and Matt Jansen: record holder. Email your questions and answers to Do many players actually do their military service, in countries that have conscription…
Contact: Marilyn Dolan or Teresa Thorne (831) 786-1 The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a new food database yesterday and rated both conventional and organic produce as “best” foods for consumers. As part of the new report called Food Scores: Rate Your Plate over 80, foods were rated by EWG on a scale of 1 to 10 (a score of 1 being the best). Throughout…
India have won their last four matches with 14 goals scored across them. Match facts Big Picture Myanmar and India begin their campaign in Group A of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, knowing that one of these two teams could eventually be competing with Kyrgyzstan for the two spots for UAE in a group of four that also includes Macau. Myanmar are ranked 172nd…
Akira Matsunaga was a speedy forward who ran the 100 metres in 10.8 seconds. He first played for the Shida Shizuoka Prefectural Junior High School and the Tokyo Higher Normal School (now University of Tsukuba). He was attending Tokyo Imperial University when he was selected to join Japan’s national team for the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He scored the winning goal…
Returning for the 2016 Football season, Illinois Wesleyan University continues to support an official tailgating area (with alcohol permitted for those over 21) at home football games. Our game day goal is to provide a positive, responsible, family-friendly, school-spirited atmosphere that supports IWU and the football game. In order to make your attendance…
The New Saints will welcome Europa FC to Park Hall for the first leg on 27 June with kick off at 7pm. On Monday, 19 June the names were drawn for the first qualifying round of the 2017/18 Champions League. As the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar has failed UEFA assesments, the second leg will be played at Portugal on either July 4th or 5th. The winners will go on…
If Son Heung-Min’s done anything since first softly landing in Hamburg’s first team in 2010, it’s wake up the wider world to South Korea’s potential as a soccer nation. If he did anything in 2017, it’s beat us over the head practically to death with that knowledge. Son’s 2016-17 with Tottenham was almost without peer. Two years after becoming the highest Asian…
The west zone playoffs for the AFC Cup 2017 took shape on Tuesday as the defending champions booked their passage.. With Groups A, B and H of the AFC Cup 2017 coming to a conclusion on Tuesday, there were several interesting matches and of course, goals rained down upon us. Here is a recap of all that happened: - GROUP A: AL JAISH 1-2 AL SUWAIQ [Anizan 55…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game. Alan Moore kicked an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener on Saturday. Moore wore a square-toe shoe and kicked old-school style, not soccer style - trends that were popular when he first played college football…
Prediction: Barcelona will continue to inflict misery on PSG, winning both games. But they’ll be close. Real Madrid vs. Napoli Feb. 15 and March 7 Analysis: Real Madrid, the defending Champions League winner and Group F runner-up, will face Group B winner Napoli. Real Madrid is better equipped to handle the simultaneous demands of domestic and continental pursuits…
Japan Partnerships Manager, Venture Cafe Global Institute Venture CafĂ© Global Institute (VCGI) and Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) are seeking to hire a Japan Program Manager to support the growing Captains of Innovation program based the Cambridge, MA, where this position is also based. This person will also staff the Japan Desk as a type of “Madoguchi”, the…
These Agility Ladder drills show how the ladder is the most effect tool for training footwork & quickness. These training videos were filmed in slow-mo to give detailed instruction. It is important to go slow on patterns until you are familiar with them, then increase your speed as much as you can without losing control. Ickey Shuffle The Ickey Shuffle…
The country has been ravaged by a five-year civil war, but its footballers are doing their best to inspire hope. The Qasioun Eagles kickstarted their bid to qualify for the World Cup for the first time with a surprise victory away to China on Thursday. Mahmoud Al-Mawas second-half goal secured a 1-0 victory in Xi an - Syria s first win of round three in Asian…
As the International Cricket Council (ICC) again gears up to organise a major cricketing tournament, the first global event of the year comes in the form of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017, which is all set to get underway in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Tuesday. 10 teams in the form of India, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand…
Japan wore a very eye-catching and very 1990’s soccer jersey for their FIFA World Cup debut in 1998. While the team flamed out in France (losing all 3 group stage matches), their jerseys stole the show with fans still pointing to the edition as one of the best. And to celebrate the last 20 years of the Samurai Blue, adidas unveiled the 2017 home jersey that was…
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – Stan Kroenke stepped to the microphones at the Forum with football fans chanting “We love Stan!” When the owner first said the words “Los Angeles Rams, ” those fans erupted in wild cheers. What a difference LA makes for Kroenke and his Rams, who are home again after 21 years in St. Louis. The Rams formally returned to the West Coast on…
Since 1998 Japan has consistently qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals. Their most successful performances were in 2002 and 2010 when they made it to the Round of 16. The team has had their most success at the AFC Asian Cup, where they have been crowned champions on four occasions; 1992, 2, 2004 and 2011. The Japanese national team can also boast of being…
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Before Euro 2016, Asian football fans were, like everyone else, looking forward to watching the likes of Italy, England, Spain, Germany and Portugal. After all, such sides and their stars are familiar. Teams such as Iceland, Hungary, Wales, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Republic of Ireland were little-known in the East. But they have since become noticed and…
The Blue Tigers have been handed an easy route to qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, thanks to their recent climb in the FIFA rankings India have been drawn alongside Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar & Macau in the final qualification round for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The draw was held on 23rd January, Monday, at Abu Dhabi…
Consistently named among Washington state’s top 10 web development studios by revenue, according to Puget Sound Business Journal, Pacific Software Publishing (PSP) is a champion of diversity in the region. The Bellevue company celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and now has around 50 employees from seven different countries who speak six languages. In…
Japan’s oldest professional Kazuyoshi Miura will hold onto that title for at least another year after signing a new contract with Yokohama FC. The former Japanese international, who will turn 50 on February 26th, put pen to paper on a new 12-month contract for the second-division club. “I hope to keep fighting with all my might together with people involved with…
Japanese soccer officials have found a novel way to prevent racist behavior in the stands: Don’t let the fans show up. Officials ordered one of the top teams in Japan’s professional J-League to play in an empty stadium Sunday as punishment for a “Japanese only” banner that fans displayed during a game in Tokyo earlier this month. That incident came amid rising…
Touch Football Australia has continued to build on the partnership with Japan Touch Association (JTA) with a number of key activities taking place in early part of 2017. Thanks to the support of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF), TFA assisted JTA to deliver a participation clinic to an all girls school in Chiba where close to 100 girls aged 12 to 18 took part…