Created: Monday, 12 June 2023
Written by Matsu

Gamba Osaka added a 3-1 home win against FC Tokyo to two away wins to make it three successive victories, and nine points that pull them clear of the bottom of J1. Two of Gamba's goals came from Tunisian striker Issam Jebali, who we caught up with after the game.

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Created: Sunday, 14 May 2023
Written by Matsu

Happy Birthday J.League

The J.League marks its 30th anniversary this weekend. So much has changed in the years since, but the joy of The Beautiful Game continues from year to year.

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Created: Friday, 12 May 2023
Written by Matsu

Three Decades of Football

The J.League marks its 30th anniversary this weekend. To celebrate, we are posting a "Rising Sun News"-style match report on this weekend's matches. Hope you enjoy it.

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Created: Monday, 27 February 2023
Written by Matsu

As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, here is another interview with a player at J2 club Fagiano Okayama - Australian veteran midfielder Stefan Mauk. 

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Created: Sunday, 26 February 2023
Written by Matsu

As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, here is another interview with a new Gamba Osaka player - this time Israeli defensive midfielder Neta Lavi. 

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Created: Sunday, 26 February 2023
Written by Matsu

As part of our revived coverage of the 2023 J.League, JSoccer Magazine and Jsoccer.com interviews new Gamba Osaka players: First up, Tunisian forward Issam Jebali. 

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Created: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Written by Matsu

Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap

Transfer season always brings us a few truly deranged rumours. But sometimes there is more behind the story than readers might imagine. The rumours regarding a "deal" between Celtic FC and Urawa Reds - which never even came close to happening - may be one of the most "intriguing" stories of the year.

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Created: Thursday, 17 February 2022
Written by Matsu

J.League All-Time ”Best 15”

To mark the upcoming kickoff of J.League's 30th season, I was asked to submit a list of what I consider to be "the most influential 15 players in J.League history. Do you have any suggestions for people I left out?

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Created: Saturday, 27 February 2021
Written by Matsu

Novelty and Nostalgia

The J.League is back. The 2021 season kicked off this weekend with a full slate of matches from a newly expanded top-flight division.

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Created: Thursday, 18 February 2021
Written by Matsu

J.League Rosters - 2021

The J.League's annual "Senshu Meikan" issues have been released, along with the full 2021 roster information for all J.League clubs.  Here are the lineups for all J1 clubs. We will post J2 and J3 information shortly

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