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𝗣𝗦𝗩’𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗪𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗗?! 🇯🇵🇳🇱

Mijnans verdient na zijn hattrick natuurlijk alle lof. Maar wat speelde Kodai Sano opnieuw een volwassen wedstrijd.💪

• 90 minuten
• 117 balcontacten
• 90 geslaagde passes
• 1 schot, 1 op doel, 1 goal
• 5 defensieve acties
• 3 gewonnen duels

Die heerlijke knal vanaf 29 meter was het hoogtepunt. Maar minstens zo belangrijk: hij was voortdurend aanspeelbaar, bracht rust in de opbouw en hield de balans op het middenveld intact.

Geen onnodige franje. Gewoon slim, rustig en effectief.

En toen PSV hem nodig had: BOEM.
Van 1-1 naar 2-1.

Zijn eerste goal voor PSV, en meteen de winnende.

PSV’ers, wat bevalt jullie tot nu toe het meest aan zijn spel?

Voor mij: de rust die hij het hele elftal geeft.✅

Wat een aanwinst.👏

#PSV #KodaiSano #PSVSPA

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@theKFA 대부분이 20세 이하인 선수들을 상대로 해외파 오버에이지 선수들까지 데리고 이겨서 뭐가 기쁜가요?🤔

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@holazuni 더 중요한 것은 카타르가 23명 중 18명이 20세 이하인, 대부분 어린 선수들로 구성된 팀이라는 점입니다. 해외에서 뛰는 형들이 동생뻘 선수들을 완전히 박살 내버렸지만, 방심하지 말고 다음 경기에서도 힘내세요.

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@aoryuuo Tara na!!

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@pokemon3610

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PSV-fans, wat hebben jullie hier in huis gehaald? 🇯🇵🇳🇱

Kodai Sano speelde bij zijn Champions League-debuut alsof hij al jaren op dit podium thuishoort.💪

Onder druk bijna niet van de bal te krijgen, ijzersterk in de duels en onvermoeibaar: hij dook werkelijk overal op. Met een afstandsschot noteerde hij ook PSV’s eerste schot op doel en hij zorgde voor gevaar uit een vrije trap.

Technisch. Tactisch. Fysiek.

Voor circa €14,5 miljoen? Dit lijkt nu al een koopje.

Eindhoven, onthoud de naam: KODAI SANO. 🔥

#PSV #UCL

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@nekotoham 😳😳

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𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦, 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗔𝗧 𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡’𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗧.🇯🇵

Zion Suzuki’s passing compilation.

Honestly… I’m speechless.😳

The composure, the weight of pass, the confidence to break lines from the back — this is not normal for a goalkeeper.

Aston Villa fans, Japan fans… you are watching a serious weapon develop.

#AVFC #AstonVilla #ZionSuzuki

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@gtmaacrdsk15662 間違い無いですね😂

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@takekke1 何故かワールドカップも居ませんでした😭

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@GoneBamb00 🥰🥰

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𝗣𝗦𝗩’𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗪𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗗?! 🇯🇵🇳🇱

Mijnans verdient na zijn hattrick natuurlijk alle lof. Maar wat speelde Kodai Sano opnieuw een volwassen wedstrijd.💪

• 90 minuten
• 117 balcontacten
• 90 geslaagde passes
• 1 schot, 1 op doel, 1 goal
• 5 defensieve acties
• 3 gewonnen duels

Die heerlijke knal vanaf 29 meter was het hoogtepunt. Maar minstens zo belangrijk: hij was voortdurend aanspeelbaar, bracht rust in de opbouw en hield de balans op het middenveld intact.

Geen onnodige franje. Gewoon slim, rustig en effectief.

En toen PSV hem nodig had: BOEM.
Van 1-1 naar 2-1.

Zijn eerste goal voor PSV, en meteen de winnende.

PSV’ers, wat bevalt jullie tot nu toe het meest aan zijn spel?

Voor mij: de rust die hij het hele elftal geeft.✅

Wat een aanwinst.👏

#PSV #KodaiSano #PSVSPA

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@Bundesliga_JP おかえり😭🇯🇵🇩🇪

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𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦, 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟. 🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Only 23. Japan to Turkey to St Mary’s and now it’s all starting to click.💪

🅰️ vs Swansea
⚽ vs Bristol City
2 goal involvements in 2 games.

Loads of energy, clever movement and now the end product too.

Feels like the start of a proper breakout season. If we’re going back up, Matsuki could have a massive say in it.

What do you reckon, Saints?🤔

#SaintsFC #KuryuMatsuki

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To Celtic fans around the world.

Today hurts. Losing to Rangers always hurts.
But this is Celtic. This club does not stay down.

From Japan, I still stand with you.
Even after the Japanese players moved on, my respect and love for Celtic have never disappeared.

Celtic gave Japanese footballers belief, a home, and unforgettable nights.
Now Japan sends that energy back to Paradise.

Lift your heads. Fight again.
You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Let’s go, Bhoys. 🍀
#CelticFC

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

FT.

#RANCEL | #PremierSportsCup | #CelticFC🍀

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🇯🇵🔥 TWO JAPANESE WINGS JUST LANDED IN EUROPE.

Keito Nakamura makes his league debut for Lyon.
Yukinari Sugawara makes his league debut for Cagliari.

Two players with very different weapons:
Nakamura brings direct dribbling, sharp finishing and that fearless 1v1 threat.
Sugawara brings pace, crossing quality, intensity and tactical discipline on the right side.

And with the Asian Cup getting closer, this is huge for Japan.
If both can earn regular minutes in Ligue 1 and Serie A, Japan’s wide options become terrifying.

For Lyon fans, Nakamura is not just a winger. He is a player who can change the rhythm of a match.
For Cagliari fans, Sugawara is not just a full-back. He is a weapon in transition.

Japan’s depth is getting scary. 🇯🇵⚡

#TeamJapan #OL #Cagliari

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𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪. 𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗨𝗣. 🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

An assist against Swansea. Four days later, the goal that killed off Bristol City.👏

Look at the detail: Azaz finds him inside the box, Matsuki shifts it from right to left and drills a ruthless low finish across the keeper into the far corner.

1 goal + 1 assist in his last two games.

Not hype. Not promise. Production.

Saints fans, Kuryu Matsuki isn’t knocking on Japan’s Asian Cup door anymore, he’s kicking it off the hinges.

And St Mary’s has the best seat in the house.💪

#SaintsFC #KuryuMatsuki #AFCAsianCup https://t.co/K0w8hEDzn1

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Villa fans, the result hurt, but Zion Suzuki showed exactly why he is different. 🇯🇵

Five saves, including two back-to-back late stops. And then there’s THIS distribution.

From inside his own box, he launches the ball over Forest’s press and behind their back line. Now watch the detail: that vicious backspin kills the bounce before the ball can run out, helping Villa win a corner.

That isn’t a hopeful clearance. It’s a calculated pass.

Power. Vision. Technique.

A goalkeeper who can defend one box and attack the other with a single kick.

Villa have a serious weapon at No.1. 🧤

#AVFC #ZionSuzuki #PremierLeague

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@ue__sh 発射台冨安というバケモノを生み出してしまいましたが、お納めください🥺

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@Fusionfoodizfv Bro, we don’t mix raw eggs with our hands in Japan anymore.

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As a Japanese person, I have a few questions.🇯🇵

Where is Kunishige Kamamoto, who won bronze at the Mexico Olympics and became the first Asian to finish as the tournament’s top scorer?🇲🇽

Where is Kazuyoshi Miura, the first Asian to move to Serie A when it was the strongest league in the world, Japan’s second-highest all-time international goalscorer, and still an active player today?🇧🇷🇮🇹

Where is Shunsuke Nakamura, who scored free kicks against the then-dominant Manchester United in two consecutive Champions League matches and ranks among the top 10 free-kick takers of all time?🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍀

Where is Zion Suzuki, who was already rated as one of Serie A’s best goalkeepers at 23 and moved for a record fee for an Asian player?🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This table was made by a shitty account that constantly compares Japan and South Korea and deliberately tries to provoke outrage from Japanese users.🫡