Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Vissel Kobe

9 February 2024 talksport.com China have cancelled a friendly between Argentina and Nigeria next month as the backlash from Lionel Messi's no-show in Hong Kong continues. 8 February 2024 talksport.com Fans were left disappointed by Lionel Messi appearing to laugh at his Inter Miami teammate for missing a penalty. 7 February 2024 talksport.com Inter Miami slipped to yet another defeat in what has proved to be a disastrous pre-season tour of the Middle East and Asia. 1 September 2023 talksport.com Former Chelsea and Manchester United star Juan Mata is set to seal a return to football with Japanese side Vissel Kobe. 24 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Barcelona head coach Xavi could be without several first-team players for Thursday's pre-season friendly against Arsenal at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. 23 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Barcelona were forced to cancel Saturday night's pre-season friendly with Juventus due to a stomach bug which has impacted "a significant part of the Blaugrana squad". 17 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Celtic continue their pre-season preparations with a trip to Japan to lock horns with Yokohama F Marinos for a friendly at the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be looking to close in on the top three in the Japanese J1 League when they play host to relegation-threatened Yokohama FC at the Hiroshima Big Arch on Sunday. 14 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Vissel Kobe will be looking to continue their push for top spot in the J1 League when they take on Sagan Tosu at Noevir Stadium Kobe on Sunday evening. 6 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Two sides that are sitting level on 29 points in the J1 League table will go head-to-head when Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome Kashima Antlers to the EDION Stadium on Saturday. 5 July 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe get round 20 of the Japanese J1 League underway when they go head to head at the Denka Big Swan Stadium on Friday. 30 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Top meets bottom in the J1 League when Yokohama F Marinos host Shonan Bellmare on Sunday. 29 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Nagoya Grampus welcome Kawasaki Frontale to the Toyota Stadium for a J1 League clash on Saturday. 29 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Vissel Kobe will be looking to earn back-to-back wins when they host Consadole Sapporo at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the J League on Saturday evening. 29 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Celtic forward Kyogo Furihashi has refused to rule out a potential exit from the Scottish giants this summer amid interest from Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham Hotspur. 29 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Two teams at opposite ends of the J1 League table will meet on Saturday as 15th-placed Albirex Niigata will welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who currently sit in sixth. 25 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi has reportedly emerged as a potential transfer target for Burnley. 23 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Avispa Fukuoka take on Vissel Kobe at the Best Denki Stadium on Sunday evening, in the latest round of J1 League fixtures. 22 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Basement side Kashiwa Reysol will look to end a six-game winless league run when they play host to Albirex Niigata on Saturday. 22 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Arguably the pick of the matches in the J1 League this weekend will see Sanfrecce Hiroshima welcome high-flyers Yokohama F Marinos to Edion Stadium on Saturday. 22 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Urawa Red Diamonds will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the J1 League when they welcome Kawasaki Frontale to Saitama Stadium 2002 on Saturday. 10 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk Kawasaki Frontale will welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima to the Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium for Sunday's J1 League contest. 8 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk J1 League leaders Vissel Kobe will travel to the Yodoko Sakura Stadium on Saturday to face sixth-paced Cerezo Osaka. 4 June 2023 sportsmole.co.uk La Liga champions Barcelona will officially round off their 2022-23 campaign with a friendly against Japanese outfit Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday night. 25 May 2023 talksport.com Spain Legend Andres Iniesta has confirmed he is leaving Japanese club Vissel Kobe but chas no plans to retire. 12 May 2023 talksport.com Winning it all with Barcelona, before gracing the Premier League with Stoke, Bojan Krkic is now embarking on a new shock career. 6 January 2023 sportsmole.co.uk InAlistair Johnston (£3.1m, CF Montreal)Yuki Kobayashi (undisclosed, Vissel Kobe)Tomoki Iwata (loan, Yokohama) 30 December 2022 sportsmole.co.uk Celtic have announced the arrival of Japan international Tomoki Iwata from Yokohama F Marinos, subject to international clearance. 27 December 2022 mirror.co.uk Bojan Krkic, formerly of Barcelona, Roma and Stoke City, is set to leave Japanese side Vissel Kobe as the Spanish forward finds himself looking for another new club Bojan Krkic is looking for a new club once again 11 May 2022 mirror.co.uk Andres Iniesta played in some of the best club and international teams of the 21st century, and unsurprisingly came in for praise from colleagues and opponents alike Iniesta has achieved everything there is to achieve in the game