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Football (soccer)

The reason Chanathip Songkrasin transfers to Consadole Sapporo

The Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo of J1 League announced the provisional contract with Chanathip Songkrasin on a loan deal in December 22 2016. His contract period will be from July 2017 to December 2018 and his salary is unknown. Songkrasin is the first Thailand’s player in the J-League. Chanathip Songkrasin ‘s biography is that he’s the age of 23, and he was born at Nakhon Pathom, …

Baseball

Norichika Aoki joins 2017 WBC roster, but Ichiro Suzuki is out

On December 20 2016, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization(NPB)announced the rosters of Japan national baseball team for 2017 World Baseball Classic. The 18 players playing at NPB such as Shohei  Otani and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo were selected. Then next day, the Houston Astros Norichika Aoki was selected as a member of Japan national team, officially nicknamed Samurai Japan. But …

Football (soccer)

Dream came true! Kashima Antlers win Atletico Nacional & go Final

The FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 has started from December 8 in Japan. In this competition, the winners of this year’s AFC Champions League (Jeonbuk), CAF Champions League (Mamelodi Sundowns), CONCACAF Champions League (Club America), Copa Libertadores (Atletico Nacional), OFC Champions League (Auckland City) and UEFA Champions League (Real Madrid), along with the host nation’s national champions(Kashima …

Rugby

Who is the central player of Sunwolves in 2017 Super Rugby?

On December 12, Japan SR Association announced the Sunwolves’s players for 2017 season, and new jerseys. The Sunwolves are positioned as strengthening of the Japan national team, officially nicknamed Brave Blossoms. In the squad of Super Rugby 2nd year, 21 players of the Japan national rugby union team joined. They played in the 2016 Autumn Internationals and the results were 1 win and …