Yokohama city has played a very important role in Japan’s recent football history. The International Stadium Yokohama has played host to FIFA’s World Club Cup since 2003, as the Intercontinental Cup, and then from 2005 the World Club Cup. FIFA has also said that it is likely to return to Yokohama for the 2010 and [...]
Published on: 28th November, 2009
Urawa Reds (Red Diamonds) play out of the new Saitama 2002 Stadium, in Saitama city, Japan. Urawa take their name from the city of Urawa where they where formed before Urawa was absorbed into Saitama in 2001. The club took the name “Red Diamonds” from the fact that diamonds are one of the hardest known [...]
Published on: 25th November, 2009
Albirex Niigata is one of a few teams at the top end of the J-League in Japan who do not have the privilege of being backed by a major company. As such, they enjoy a high degree of popularity amongst fans of football, and have built one of the largest and most fanatical fanbases in [...]