Hidetoshi Nakata – The Formative Years

The Greater Tokyo region is massive and it has a population greater than 13 million people deep. It’s easy to get lost in such a dense area or to conform to the noisy reality that comes with living in such built up surroundings. But getting lost in the shuffle or conforming to everyday life has […]

Postecoglou Brings Excitement Times Back To Celtic

It’s funny to look back and think Eddie Howe was the Celtic board’s number one choice to become their new manager last summer. A lot of time was wasted as The Hoops chased and ultimately failed to persuade the Englishman to move to Glasgow. Yet after that particular rebuff the club’s hierarchy quickly put their […]

Takehiro Tomiyasu Could Become A Star At Arsenal!

According to Sky Sports News, Arsenal are on the verge of signing Takehiro Tomiyasu from Bologna is a deal worth £19.8m. With the same report suggesting Hector Bellerin is heading back to Spain to join Real Betis, it seems extremely likely that the Japanese international will arrive at the Emirates to challenge for the right-back […]

Celtic Have A Fast Rising Star In Kyogo Furuhashi

Celtic may have had a bit of a poor start to their campaign but they’ve started to really gain some momentum under new boss Ange Postecoglou. A big reason for their upturn in form has been the introduction of summer signing Kyogo Furuhashi. The Japanese internationalist has hit the ground running since arriving in Glasgow. […]

My Obsession With Japanese Legend Hidetoshi Nakata

On June 2006, nine years ago this month, Japan’s first true footballing son walked away from the game. The twenty-nine year old had just competed in his third World Cup and had managed to play in all of Japan’s group games, lasting the full ninety minutes on each occasion. In the 0-0 draw with Croatia […]

Top Ten World Cup 2014 Kits

  One of the great things about the build up to a World Cup is the release of all the new kits from the countries participating in the tournament. This year has been no different. So I thought I would take a look at all the kits, pick my top ten and decide on what […]