Unofficial Gamba Osaka blog in English (currently on hiatus), all opinions are my own unless otherwise stated. I co-host the J-Talk Podcast every week ⬇️
With the J League summer transfer window closing today (16 September) here's a reminder that you can find all of the summer transfers from J1, J2 and J3 + the confirmed January transfers inside this free Google Doc.
#jleague
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This week's pod is a belter, and its available now wherever you get your podcasts: our Kashiwa man Seamus chats the win over Kawasaki and the season so far, then we celebrate all of the history made in J1 Matchday 14.
https://t.co/IddAqdVrX2
NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 6.30pm), Seamus Johnston guests after Kashiwa's home win over Kawasaki took them back up to 2nd. Plus, we celebrate Shusaku Nishikawa's J1 appearance record, and the rest of a historic top flight weekend.
https://t.co/JHOSSpuPLS
Japan National Team 🇯🇵⚽️ squad for the November 2026 international window
- Koki Machida & Takumi Minamino RETURN ↪️
- Tatsuhiro Sakamoto also returns after a few years
- Shio Fukuda gets his FIRST call-up 🆕
- No changes in GK
#daihyo
NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), F.Marinos correspondent @stuartcw guests after a terrific Kanagawa derby win (& progress to the 1/4s of the Levain Cup), then the rest of J1 Matchday 13, with movement at both ends of the table.
https://t.co/uYxyo6Mz5l
This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: Tokyo Verdy correspondent @illusionofease guests after the greens broke their duck on Saturday, plus a full review of two top flight rounds.
https://t.co/n9Q3fhLMbd
NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), Tokyo Verdy correspondent @illusionofease guests after the greens finally broke through for their first win of the season on Saturday. Plus, a review of the rest of a busy week in the top flight.
https://t.co/KzkYB13z2y
🆕 Shogun Soccer Scouting 🇯🇵⚽️🔍! YOON SUNG-JUN | #尹星俊 | #윤성준 🟣
- Inspired by Marco Veratti, can he carve out a similar path in Europe?
- Can his athleticism paired with cognitive abilities compensate for physical limitations?
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#京都サンガ#JLeague#Sanga
This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: we review all of the games from J1 Matchday 10, answering a terrific batch of questions from our patrons along the way.
https://t.co/HyLJIDCXqL
It's been ten #JLeague 🇯🇵⚽️ games so it's a nice time to start looking into the data. Here are Squad Age Profiles | チーム年齢構成・出場時間グラフ for every #Jリーグ team!
🧵⬇️ (in alphabetical order)
NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), we review J1 Matchday 10, as Hiroshima went top on a weekend tinged with red (cards). Plus, Qs from our patrons on the title race, relegation battle and everything else in between.
https://t.co/WcQCZ1oBOe
@R_by_Ryo I knew Simon Yu Mendy as a CB but he’s been playing DM recently, scored a brilliant free kick and also a long range effort against Teikyo Nagaoka a couple of weeks back…outstanding business from Omiya (not to mention getting Furukawa as well!)
This week's episode features our Hiroshima correspondent @sanfreccee12345 after his side went 2nd in J1 with a 2-0 win at Tokyo Verdy, and its available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
https://t.co/ulCiCVgy8y
NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 6.30pm), Hiroshima correspondent @sanfreccee12345 guests after Sanfrecce went second in J1 with their away win over Tokyo Verdy on Sunday.
Plus, the rest of the top flight matchday, as Kashiwa went top.
https://t.co/0iUogTXYsZ
This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: @GifuRichy guests after Japan won the Kirin Cup with a 2-1 win over New Zealand.
https://t.co/09ytmDGsdD