THE Central Coast Mariners have failed in a bold bid to bring Japanese flair to the crescendo of their season. Central Coast had been negotiating a coup that would have brought Matsui to the Mariners ...

Keisuke Honda scored in the first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup. The win is Japan's first at the World Cup on foreign soil, and puts ...

Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui will be unveiled as a Dijon player later this week after agreeing to a move from relegated rivals Grenoble, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. The 30-year-old World ...

Sài Gòn FC have inked their one-year contract with Japanese national former footballer Daisuke Matsui (centre). — Photo plo.vn The midfielder will arrive in HCM City next week and quarantine for 14 ...

Japan, which had never before won a World Cup game on foreign soil, shocked favored Cameroon with a 1-0 victory that put the Japanese in the driver's seat for advancing to the second round and put the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui has joined Bulgarian first division side Slavia Sofia, the club said. The 31-year-old, who helped Japan reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup in ...

Japan international Daisuke Matsui has joined Grenoble from Ligue 1 rivals St-Etienne. Midfielder signs three-year contract at Stade des Alpes Japan international Daisuke Matsui has joined Grenoble ...

The Central Coast Mariners have failed in a bold bid to bring some Japanese flair to the club, but chairman Peter Turnbull still hopes 31-cap international Daisuke Matsui could arrive next season. The ...