Japan underlined their dominance in Asian youth football with a commanding victory over China in the U23 Asian Cup final, defending their continental title and becoming the first team to win the ...

Chinese soccer faces its biggest match in more than 20 years on Saturday when it plays Japan in the final of the Under-23 ...

SAITAMA, Japan — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured ...

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In 2015, the State Council issued a plan for the reform and development of Chinese soccer, which explicitly proposed building ...

The United States Men's National Team isn't done yet. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's unit suffered a difficult (and demoralizing) 2-0 loss to South Korea on Saturday. But there's still one game left in ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured the Samurai Blue ...

The pressure is rising on Mauricio Pochettino to deliver a signature win. Most recently, the U.S. fell to South Korea 2-0 in New Jersey in a game that had more opposition fans than home supporters, a ...

Thai-born goalkeeper Poomraphee Siribunyakul played a pivotal role in leading Kashima Gakuen High School to its best-ever result--a runner-up finish--at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, ...

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. women's national team will face Japan in three consecutive matches during the April ...

TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japan soccer great Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, said on Friday he had all but given up on a return to the J-League before signing for Fukushima United, adding that he hopes ‌to ...

TOKYO — Kazuyoshi Miura, the Japanese soccer player they call “King Kazu,” says he’s only getting better with age. If so, that should make him very, very good. Miura turns 59 next month. He’s the ...