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Cerezo Osaka's 2020 “summer shirt”
They're Back in Black, and White!
Vissel Kobe brought back their original black-and-white colour scheme with a "Special Summer Uniform", this September. JSoccer.com has a beautiful selection of shots featuring the special-edition uniform.
Halfway to the Finish Line
As the JLeague 2020 season approaches the halfway mark (Kawasaki Frontale and three other teams have already played their 17th matchday), the gap between contenders, also-rans and relegation candidates is wider than ever before.
Wednesday, Scorching Wednesday
The entire J.League schedule for 2020 is demanding, but this week will be one of the few in which both first and second divisions play three times in nine days. With temperatures lingering in the low to mid-30s at kickoff time, the midweek clashes were torrid affairs, throughout both divisions.
Kawasaki Revs its Engines
Kawasaki Frontale moved out to a seven-point lead atop the table, thanks in part to a Coronavirus outbreak in Tosu, which led to the cancellation of Gamba Osaka's match against Tosu on Saturday.
Andres Iniesta and his impact on Japanese football
Now in his third season at Vissel Kobe, Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta is helping to boost the profile of Japanese football, not only in his native country, but worldwide.
Anatomy of a Goal!
Takashi Usami delivers the second goal against Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe 25th Anniversary Shirt
Vissel Kobe unveil their 25th anniversary official uniform -- modeled by Andres Iniesta
Speed Bumps on the Superhighway
As more and more people are discovering, the J.League boasts some of the most entertaining and unpredictable football on the planet. It also has allowed fans back into stadia, albeit with a ceiling of 5,000 attendees per contest. But on Sunday, it hit the first pothole in the road back to "Normalcy."
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As more and more people are discovering, the J.League boasts some of the most entertaining and unpredictable football on the planet. But if nobody knows about it, its like that tree falling in the forest . . . . Please help us to spread the word.