Juninho

Middlesbrough legend Juninho to make comeback with Garforth Town

tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Middlesbrough legend Juninho is in line for a playing comeback at Garforth Town. read more

Brazilian Legend To Pull On The Boots?

mfc1986.co.uk (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

We've covered this article before (twice) but apparently Juninho could be signing for for Leeds club Garforth Town.

J. League title race drops down to three

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

There are three teams left in the J. League title race after Shimizu S-Pulse and FC Tokyo both dropped out of the running following the latest round of fixtures. A Renatinho hat-trick propelled Kawasaki Frontale to a 3-2 win over relegated JEF United in a thriller watched by 18,470 fans at Todoroki Stadium. Renatinho had already hit the post with one header before JEF United took the lead against the...

Real time fantasy football: Football3s

Sandrine Plasseraud (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

As some of you know, I'm in a "transition phase" (I'll come back to that one another day) - I've moved out of my flat in Shoreditch and I'm currently staying with my friend Matthieu (@juninho69) and his flatmate Andy....

J-League Results October 25

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

Sunday October 25 Kawasaki Frontale 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 Nagoya Grampus 3 Jubilo Iwata 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 FC Tokyo 2 Urawa Reds 0 Omiya Ardija 3 Saturday October 24 Gamba Osaka 0 Yokohama F Marinos 0 Kashima Antlers 3 JEF United Chiba 0 Kashiwa Reysol 0 Montedio Yamagata 1 Kyoto Sanga 1 Oita Trinita 1 Vissel Kobe 1 Albirex Niigata 0 Kawasaki Frontale lead the J-League after 30 rounds of the J1...

Seven-goal Frontale return to top

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

KAWASAKI (Kyodo) Juninho struck twice as Kawasaki Frontale registered an emphatic 7-0 win over 10-man Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Sunday to reclaim pole position in the J. League. Yusuke Mori set up Juninho to put Frontale on their way before the home side, boosted by the 26th-minute dismissal of Hiroshima defender Ryota Moriwaki, ran riot with six goals after the break at Todoroki Stadium.

Jonathan Wilson on Miralem Pjanic

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009

The teenage Bosnian playmaker is relishing the opportunity of a showdown against Liverpool's Steven Gerrard The good news for Liverpool is that Lyon, their Champions League opponents tonight, lost on Saturday, going down 2-0 at Sochaux. The bad news is that it was their first reverse of the season, and the team against whom they must try to get their season back on track after three straight defeats...

J-League Results October 18

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009

Sunday October 18 JEF United Chiba 1 Kyoto Sanga 1 Oita Trinita 2 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Saturday October 17 Albirex Niigata 0 Urawa Reds 1 FC Tokyo 4 Kashiwa Reysol 0 Jubilo Iwata 0 Kashima Antlers 0 Montedio Yamagata 1 Vissel Kobe 0 Omiya Ardija 2 Kawasaki Frontale 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 Gamba Osaka 2 Yokohama F Marinos 2 Nagoya Grampus 1 Kawasaki Frontale now lead the J-League after 29 rounds of the...

Rudolf, Pjanic And Other New Stars To Watch

OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

This season’s Champions League and Europa League has its usual cast of superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery but I wanted to feature a few names that I think you’ll be hearing a lot more about as the January transfer window approaches. 1) Miralem Pjanic — midfielder — Olympique Lyonnais The “new Juninho” (pictured above) [...] Related posts: Champions...

Rudolf, Pjanic And Other New Stars To Watch

Champions League Talk (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

This season’s Champions League and Europa League has its usual cast of superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery but I wanted to feature a few names that I think you’ll be hearing a lot more about as the January transfer window approaches. 1) Miralem Pjanic — midfielder — Olympique Lyonnais The “new Juninho” (pictured above) [...] Related posts: Champions...

J-League Results September 27

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009

Sunday September 27 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Vissel Kobe 0 Urawa Reds 1 Yokohama F Marinos 2 Saturday September 26 FC Tokyo 3 Jubilo Iwata 2 Gamba Osaka 2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 JEF United Chiba 1 Montedio Yamagata 2 Kashima Antlers 1 Nagoya Grampus 4 Kyoto Sanga 1, Omiya Ardija 3 Oita Trinita 0 Kashiwa Reysol 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Albirex Niigata 2 Kashima Antlers remain top of the J-League but now only by...

Video: Soccer Referee caught peeing; you have to go when you have to go

Mizozo (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009

Last week in the National League of Qatar, the Swiss referee Massimo Bussac urinated on the field before a corner during the match between between Al Gharafa , half the time Juninho , and Al Khor . The Football Federation of Qatar came to think of punishing him. But it seems that he apologized after the match, saying it was tight. Well, you have to go when you have to go! And with no breaks in the...

Kawasaki recover to edge control

FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009

Second-half goals from Kengo Nakamura and Juninho earned Kawasaki Frontale a 2-1 win over Nagoya Grampus in their quarter-final, first leg.

• Kawasaki, Bunyodkor profit in Asia - FIFA - Latest News
• Rally gives Frontale slight advantage over Grampus - Japan Times

Rain ruins top-of-the-table clash

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009

Referee Masayoshi Okada took centre stage at Kashima Stadium as he called a halt to the top-of-table clash between Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale. With Kawasaki leading 3-1, they were left furious when the match was abandoned after 73 minutes as monsoonal rains swept across the ground. Had the result stood, Kawasaki would have cut Kashima's lead at the top to just four points. Instead the full...

Scrapped game rains on Frontale's parade

Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. (Kyodo) Kawasaki Frontale were left stunned on Saturday after referee Masayoshi Okada called off their top-of-the-table-clash at leaders Kashima Antlers, with Frontale 3-1 in front with 15 minutes left. Kawasaki looked set to breathe life into the title race and slash Antlers' lead to four points after Chong Tese's first-half double put Frontale in control, and Juninho grabbed...