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North Korean players clash with referee after losing to Japan
326 ViewsNorth Korea football coach Sin Yong Nam defended his players after several clashed with match officials on the pitch…
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Yamashita among first women referees for men’s Asian Cup
301 ViewsJapan’s Yoshimi Yamashita is among five officials who will be the first women to referee matches at the men’s…
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Japan Football Association says the country will no longer host this year’s Club World Cup
319 Views Japan will no longer this year’s FIFA Club World Cup, which holds in December, due to Covid-19 restrictions,…
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Myanmar goalkeeper to be granted asylum in Japan
340 Views Japan will grant asylum to a footballer from Myanmar’s national team who raised an anti-coup salute during a…
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Kyodo News Poll: 70% of Japanese want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed
329 Views More than 70% of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled or delayed as the…
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Olympics Test Events Cancelled Amid Covid-19 Concerns, Months Before Games
342 Views Tokyo Olympic organisers grappled with the cancellation of test events for several pool sports just days after they…
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Australia confident of athlete vaccinations before Tokyo Olympics
308 Views Australia is confident all of its athletes will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they head off to the…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay begins
350 Views A year later than planned and despite an ongoing global pandemic, the torch relay for the delayed Tokyo…
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IOC discredit Olympics cancellation rumours
334 Views The International Olympics Committee have moved to discredit a rumour moving around in the media that the Japanese…
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World’s oldest player Kazuyoshi Miura signs new contract with Yokohama FC at 53
364 Views World’s oldest active professional footballer Kazuyoshi Miura, 53, has signed a new contract with Yokohama FC for the…
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