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J. League Worldwide #25 – J.League Regista J.League reached all the angles of the world, including Italy, where Alex has been an early adopter of the Japanese championship.

From J. League Regista:

#JLeagueWorldwide is back! The column explores how J. League fans worldwide became attached to Japanese football.

In Episode 25, Alex told us more about his long-lasting love for the J.League and Kashima #Antlers 🇮🇹🤝🇯🇵

When was the last time you entered a stadium with a paper ticket? 🎟️

Most venues are phasing out paper tickets, but some fans want them back.

Freiburg’s Yuito Suzuki has to be in the running for singing of the season in the Bundesliga.

The Meshi-ah of Izumisano – J.League Regista Ryotaro Meshino could be a cautionary tale about how to revive your career – and maybe make it even more worthwhile.

From J. League Regista:

An exciting, young winger with a mesmerising dribble and speedy pace. Heard it before in Japanese football?

A decade later, though, Ryotaro #Meshino had to become something different to stay afloat - and he seems to have succeeded in that ⚫️🔵

The beta version of the Japan Football site is now live.

+1,000 match records, +100 videos (all official either as embeds or links), and more.

If using mobile, best in horizontal (fully responsive site in works).

A lot, lot more to come - full site in time for the World Cup.

Feedback welcome!

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Remembering the great Mircea Lucescu, who died on Tuesday.

#romania #galatasaray #besiktas #inter

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Lincoln City will play in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1961.

A great afternoon for Michael Skubala's side, who win and can celebrate promotion from League One.

Rejoice, alcoholic #JLeague fans: the league is collabing with #Suntory on a campaign for its canned nama beer through early August.

Buy 24 cans to get limited design cans, an insulated can holder or a clear tote bag. 48 cans will get you a glass beer mug. All customizable w/ club badge of choice.

Ten-sai – Masashi Motoyama – J.League Regista While investigating the no. 10 geniuses who didn’t reach Europe, Masashi Motoyama is the name which immediately came up.

From J. League Regista:

It's time for a new column on JLR, called "#Tensai": geniuses with flair, the no. 10, and a legacy into J. League's history.

And we couldn't start from anyone but Masashi #Motoyama, the no. 10 from Kashima #Antlers 🧙‍♂️
jleagueregista.com/tensai-masas...

Japan's 25* games since exiting the 2023 Asian Cup (in Jan 2024):

- 19 wins, 14 competitive (*incl. forfeit win vs. DPRK)

- 2 losses (dead rubber WCQ vs. 🇦🇺 & 🇺🇸 friendly) that featured B/C teams

- wins vs. 🇧🇷 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Easily the most dominant WCQ cycle/WC lead-in that the Samurai Blue have ever had.

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More than 20% of the people in the world were not alive when Italy last played at the World Cup.

Italy have qualified for a cricket World Cup more recently than they have for a soccer World Cup

One-and-Gone – J.League Regista There’s a new kind of player forming into Japanese football, and Yuki Soma is probably the perfect embodiment for this case.

From J. League Regista:

18 months ago, Yuki #Soma came back from a successful stint in Portugal, yet his value looked completely demolished.

Now he's the diamond at the centre of the blossoming project run by Machida #Zelvia 🎇
jleagueregista.com/yuki-soma-ma...

Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season, bringing an end to his nine-year stay at the club.

More to follow from @colinmillar.bsky.social here ⬇️

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

@frontalerabbit.bsky.social Possible DM?

The Developer – J.League Regista Bartosch Gaul has always had an eye for young talents, but he hopes to nurture more of them in his adventure at Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

From J. League Regista:

#Sanfrecce Hiroshima needed a new beginning after Skibbe left town and they turned their heads to Germany once again.

Bartosch #Gaul has some clear goals in mind - we sat down with him to talk about his adventure in Japan 🎙️
jleagueregista.com/bartosch-gau...

The #JLeague has reached an agreement with DAZN to broadcast the J3 League through the 2032-33 season.

Their ¥239.5 billion, 10-year deal signed in March 2023 only covered the J1, J2 and promotion playoff, while DAZN had picked up the J3 on a one-year deal in '23 and a two-year deal in '24.

83 POINTS!

Heat star Bam Adebayo has passed Kobe Bryant for the second-most points in a game in NBA history.

Worst sports-president ever, episode 854

Another new #JLeague owner arrives - real estate developers ES-CON are purchasing a 98% stake in J2 side #Montedio Yamagata, which will become a consolidated subsidiary, and pledging a maximum investment of ¥5 billion toward the club's new stadium, which is scheduled to open in August 2028.

Fans of Torino left manure outside the Serie A club’s training ground under a banner criticising the owner following a poor run of results, which has left them three points above the relegation zone.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

MLS drew a massive crowd for Lionel Messi vs. Son Heung-min — another reminder that global stars still move the needle for the league.

But as MLS looks toward its next era, attracting talent is only part of the equation.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An MLB team would be a seismic addition for Utah’s exploding sports scene.

A market once monopolized by the NBA’s Utah Jazz has emerged as America’s next sports boomtown, with the arrival of an NHL franchise, frontrunner status in MLB expansion, and the return of the Winter Olympics in 2034.

From J. League Regista:

Another episode of #JLegends, the column celebrating active J.League players you want to know more about.

This time, we go to Yamagata, where former #Kashima Antlers legend Shoma #Doi has been helping #Montedio to progress 🪄
jleagueregista.com/j-legends-sh...

Scott McTominay’s bicycle kick goal in Scotland’s victory over Denmark — a win that saw the nation qualify for their first World Cup in 28 years — has been commemorated with a mural outside Hampden Park.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...