Urawa play down Maeda's 'goal of death'

Urawa Reds have vowed to stop Jubilo Iwata's prolific striker Ryoichi Maeda from scoring his first goal of the season Saturday, but played down his 'goal of death' J.League relegation jinx. For six straight years, whichever team Maeda has scored his ...

Belleville, ON A few clouds Sponsored by QMI Agency Tuesday, April 2, 2013 9:11:31 EDT PM Japan's Ryoichi Maeda (L) fights for the ball with Canada's David Edgar during their international friendly soccer match in Doha March 22, 2013.

SENDAI Two-time World Cup forward Atsushi Yanagisawa opened his 2013 account at the perfect time as Vegalta Sendai recorded their first-ever win in the Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul on Wednesday. Yanagisawa scored shortly ...

Tadanari Lee is determined to use his loan move from Southampton to FC Tokyo as a springboard to return to the national team, but club manager Ranko Popovic has warned his new striker not to try too hard to impress. Lee joined the capital-city side ...

AMMAN, March 26, (Agencies): Goalkeeper Amer Sabbah pulled off a heroic late penalty stop Tuesday as Jordan stunned Japan 2-1 to reignite their World Cup hopes and foil the Asian champions hopes of booking an early ticket to Brazil 2014. A headed ...

AMMAN Japan was left to count the cost of a second-half penalty miss by Yasuhito Endo as the Asian champions crashed to a controversial 2-1 away defeat to Jordan that ruined their chance of becoming the first team to qualify for the 2014 Brazil ...

The Socceroos' World Cup qualifying task became even harder when Jordan pulled off a stunning 2-1 upset over runway group leader Japan. Needing only a draw to become the first country to book their spot at the World Cup in Brazil, Asian champions ...

Monumental results marked out the latest matchday in Asia, with upsets produced and surprises unfolding. Group B's leaders Japan, needing just a point to seal their early progression, were denied after losing 2-1 at the hands of Jordan. Australia, ...

Japan suffered a surprise 2-1 loss in Jordan in AFC World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, while Australia came from behind to draw 2-2 with Oman.The Japanese entered their clash in Amman with four wins and one draw from their five Group B matches, giving ...