๐ช๐ธ Ryunosuke Sato is heading to Spain.
Valencia are set to sign the FC Tokyo talent for โฌ4 million. From J League to La Liga in one move.
Canโt believe itโs only โฌ4 million.
๐๏ธ @kazubaggio
๐ฏ๐ต Every Japan World Cup opener, from 1998 to 2022:
๐ฆ๐ท 1998 - Argentina 1-0 Japan
๐ง๐ช 2002 - Japan 2-2 Belgium
๐ฆ๐บ 2006 - Australia 3-1 Japan
๐จ๐ฒ 2010 - Japan 1-0 Cameroon
๐จ๐ฎ 2014 - Ivory Coast 2-1 Japan
๐จ๐ด 2018 - Japan 2-1 Colombia
๐ฉ๐ช 2022 - Japan 2-1 Germany
๐ณ๐ฑ 2026 - Netherlands up next ๐
๐ณ๐ฑ๐ Feyenoord are seriously eyeing FC Tokyoโs Ryunosuke Sato.
Won the J League Young Player of the Year award with Fagiano Okayama in 2025, and 6 goals in the division this year.
๐๏ธ @fr12nl
๐ฏ๐ตโ๏ธ IT'S FINALLY HERE. MATCHDAY IN DALLAS.
๐ Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
๐ World Cup - Group F
โฐ 15:00 Local
๐๏ธ AT&T Stadium
Toughest group match first. Let's go.
๐ฅถ Ritsu Doan with a custom chain en route to Dallas.
2 goals this tournament would see him become the joint highest scoring Japanese player in World Cup history.
๐ฏ๐ต Shuto Machino has finally made it to Dallas.
Multiple flight cancellations and an overnight stop in Chicago later, heโs there. The World Cup adventure starts now. ๐
๐ Shogun Soccer ๐ฏ๐ตโฝ๏ธ: Wataru Endo pulls out of the Japan squad for the #FIFAWorldCup due to injury!
Exploring Moriyasu's thinking:
- Lack of Center Midfielders (again)? ๐คจ
- What does Shuto Machino bring to the squad? ๐๏ธ
- Ko Itakura is the new captain ๐ง
๐: โฌ๏ธ
#daihyo
๐ฏ๐ต Wataru Endoโs withdrawal leaves Japan thin in midfield.
Just three recognised central midfielders remaining in the squad:
โ๏ธ Daichi Kamada
โ๏ธ Ao Tanaka
โ๏ธ Kaishu Sano
๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต SC Freiburg have spent โฌ30m on Japanese players this summer.
๐ฐ Mio Backhaus - โฌ12m
๐ฐ Keisuke Goto - โฌ11m
๐ฐ Rihito Yamamoto - โฌ7m
On top of the โฌ10 million spent on Yuito Suzuki last summer.
๐ฉ๐ช๐จ OFFICIAL: Keisuke Goto heads to the Bundesliga and joins SC Freiburg!
11 goals, 7 assists in the Jupiler Pro League earns him an โฌ11m move.
Links up with STVV teammate Rihito Yamamoto, plus Mio Backhaus and Yuito Suzuki. ๐ฏ๐ต