Japan name squad to face Socceroos

GENOA, ITALY Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni received both good and bad news Sunday, with the Italian learning Yuto Nagatomo had made a miraculous return from a knee injury but Keisuke Honda left after one half due to pain in his thigh. Inter ...

SINGAPORE: Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was left to rue a profligate forward line as the Blue Samurai blew a chance to become the first team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Japan only needed to draw against a Jordan team they ...

TOKYO Asian champions Japan will host Copa America winners Uruguay in an August friendly after coach Alberto Zaccheroni pleaded to the JFA for tougher competition. The clash will take place at the Miyagi Stadium on Aug 14. "Uruguay are among the top ...

Alberto "Zac" Zaccheroni smiles with the red necktie he was given as a gift for his 60th birthday, in this picture taken in Tokyo on April 1. (Mainichi) Japan national men's soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni celebrated his 60th birthday in Japan on ...

DOHA Japan has been given a timely boost after one of coach Alberto Zaccheroni's most trusted players on Saturday declared himself fit to play in Tuesday's crunch World Cup qualifier away to Jordan. Laid low with a fever earlier this week, Gamba ...

Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has urged his players to take inspiration from the best clubs in Europe going into FIFA World Cup qualifying. The likes of Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda and Yuto Nagatomo all play their club football at the highest ...

Despite being within touching distance of a World Cup berth with three games to go, Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni said he was feeling the heat ahead of Tuesday's clash in Jordan. Reuters 35 minutes ago Email 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 Eurosport - Japan's ...

National team manager Alberto Zaccheroni will be without two of his most important players when Japan attempts to book its ticket to the 2014 World Cup against Jordan next Tuesday, but the Italian still has enough quality in reserve to get the job ...

From right: Japan's national football team's captain Makoto Hasebe, Italian head coach Alberto Zaccheroni and Daisuke Yand at a press conference in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Monday. (AFP) | | A A AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Last Update 25 March ...