Korean, Japanese clubs dominate eastern zone in ACL
South Korea’s Daegu FC has announced that one of its players tested positive for COVID-19 a day after the eastern zone of the Asian Champions League’s group stage wrapped up...
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Asian qualifying: Japan, Australia in Group B for last round
Japan and Australia have been grouped together along with Saudi Arabia, China, Oman and Vietnam in the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar...
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Japanese soccer player Yokoyama comes out as transgender
Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama said they are transgender — a revelation praised in the U.S. where they play in the National Women’s Soccer League but an identity not legally recognized in Japan...
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Delayed, disrupted ACL eastern zone groups ready for kickoff
The Asian Champions League’s eastern zone competition will finally kick off this week after a series of delays and withdrawals...
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South Korea's 2002 World Cup star Yoo Sang-chul dies at 49
Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea’s surprising run to the semifinals at the 2002 World Cup, has died after long battle with pancreatic cancer...
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Kyrgyzstan plays with defender in goal in qualifying match
Kyrgyzstan was forced to play a World Cup qualifying match with a defender in goal because all three of the national team’s keepers were self-isolating following a COVID-19 outbreak...
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10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in 50 days
About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics have told organizers they will not participate when the games open on July 23...
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Japan routs Myanmar 10-0 to advance to 3rd round
Yuya Osako scored five goals as Japan routed Myanmar 10-0 to become the first Asian team to secure a place in the third round of World Cup qualifying...
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