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Kyodo News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Marinos stun Antlers as bottom beat top in J1 classic
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 21:20 | Sports Bottom side Yokohama F Marinos stunned leaders Kashima Antlers 3-1 in the J-League first division on Sunday, the home team ending their record-worst seven-game losing run and 11-game winless streak. The only two "original 10" inaugural J-League members in 1993 who have never been relegated could not have had a more contrasting opening to this season, with Kashima flying high under new manager Toru Oniki while Marinos already parting ways with Steve Holland after a disastrous start and replacing him with Patrick Kisnorbo. But it was Kashima who came away empty-handed at Nissan Stadium, seeing their seven-game winning run come to an end and stay on 37 points as their lead at the top was narrowed to three points after second-placed Kashiwa Reysol drew 1-1 at Yokohama FC. "It feels great. I think it's down to all the players," Kisnorbo said at Nissan Stadium. "The last couple of weeks we've been building and building on our performances and today it shows that. But we can't stop now, we'll keep training hard and keep working." Marinos went in front after just four minutes as Kashima failed to clear the ball in the box, with left-back Katsuya Nagato arriving to strike the ball on a bounce to find the far bottom corner. Their dream start continued with Yan Matheus capping a flowing one-touch move from the left in the 13th minute. Takuya Kida's pass was laid off by Anderson Lopes and Riku Yamane to set up the Brazilian, who swept the ball into the left bottom corner. Lopes set up Marinos' third in the 27th minute after skipping past two challenges to feed compatriot Matheus, whose accurate curling effort from 20 meters out went in beyond a diving Kashima keeper Tomoki Hayakawa. Kashima got one back in the 36th minute in an unexpected manner when Ryotaro Araki passed inside the box to striker Leo Ceara, who was trying to get back up to his feet following a tangle and totally unaware as the ball bounced off him and looped into the net. The visitors failed to turn their dominance into chances after the break, however, and it was Marinos who had a golden opportunity in the 71st minute when Ren Kato had a shot saved at the near post, leaving an unmarked Lopes -- who was waiting for a tap-in -- furious. But it mattered little in the end as Marinos hung on to claim their first win since March 16, moving up to 11 points and eight points off safety. Elsewhere, Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat FC Tokyo 3-0 away for their fifth straight win to move up to 32 points, while 10-man Kyoto Sanga suffered a late 1-0 loss at Tokyo Verdy to remain on 31 points. Shimizu S-Pulse saw off Vissel Kobe 3-2, Fagiano Okayama drew 2-2 with Machida Zelvia and Albirex Niigata came from behind to beat Shonan Bellmare 2-1 to move up to 16 points, five points above Marinos. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka drew 2-2. Related coverage: Football: Freiburg sign Japanese attacker Suzuki from Brondby Football: Mitoma scores 10th league goal as Brighton down Liverpool Football: Kamada helps Palace claim 1st major trophy with FA Cup win
Kyodo News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Marinos stun Antlers as bottom beat top in J1 classic
KYODO NEWS - 8 minutes ago - 21:20 | Sports Bottom side Yokohama F Marinos stunned leaders Kashima Antlers 3-1 in the J-League first division on Sunday, the home team ending their record-worst seven-game losing run and 11-game winless streak. The only two "original 10" inaugural J-League members in 1993 who have never been relegated could not have had a more contrasting opening to this season, with Kashima flying high under new manager Toru Oniki while Marinos already parting ways with Steve Holland after a disastrous start and replacing him with Patrick Kisnorbo. But it was Kashima who came away empty-handed at Nissan Stadium, seeing their seven-game winning run come to an end and stay on 37 points as their lead at the top was narrowed to three points after second-placed Kashiwa Reysol drew 1-1 at Yokohama FC. "It feels great. I think it's down to all the players," Kisnorbo said at Nissan Stadium. "The last couple of weeks we've been building and building on our performances and today it shows that. But we can't stop now, we'll keep training hard and keep working." Marinos went in front after just four minutes as Kashima failed to clear the ball in the box, with left-back Katsuya Nagato arriving to strike the ball on a bounce to find the far bottom corner. Their dream start continued with Yan Matheus capping a flowing one-touch move from the left in the 13th minute. Takuya Kida's pass was laid off by Anderson Lopes and Riku Yamane to set up the Brazilian, who swept the ball into the left bottom corner. Lopes set up Marinos' third in the 27th minute after skipping past two challenges to feed compatriot Matheus, whose accurate curling effort from 20 meters out went in beyond a diving Kashima keeper Tomoki Hayakawa. Kashima got one back in the 36th minute in an unexpected manner when Ryotaro Araki passed inside the box to striker Leo Ceara, who was trying to get back up to his feet following a tangle and totally unaware as the ball bounced off him and looped into the net. The visitors failed to turn their dominance into chances after the break, however, and it was Marinos who had a golden opportunity in the 71st minute when Ren Kato had a shot saved at the near post, leaving an unmarked Lopes -- who was waiting for a tap-in -- furious. But it mattered little in the end as Marinos hung on to claim their first win since March 16, moving up to 11 points and eight points off safety. Elsewhere, Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat FC Tokyo 3-0 away for their fifth straight win to move up to 32 points, while 10-man Kyoto Sanga suffered a late 1-0 loss at Tokyo Verdy to remain on 31 points. Shimizu S-Pulse saw off Vissel Kobe 3-2, Fagiano Okayama drew 2-2 with Machida Zelvia and Albirex Niigata came from behind to beat Shonan Bellmare 2-1 to move up to 16 points, five points above Marinos. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka drew 2-2. Related coverage: Football: Freiburg sign Japanese attacker Suzuki from Brondby Football: Mitoma scores 10th league goal as Brighton down Liverpool Football: Kamada helps Palace claim 1st major trophy with FA Cup win
The Mainichi
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Marinos stun Antlers as bottom beat top in J1 classic
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Bottom side Yokohama F Marinos stunned leaders Kashima Antlers 3-1 in the J-League first division on Sunday, the home team ending their record-worst seven-game losing run and 11-game winless streak. The only two "original 10" inaugural J-League members in 1993 who have never been relegated could not have had a more contrasting opening to this season, with Kashima flying high under new manager Toru Oniki while Marinos already parting ways with Steve Holland after a disastrous start and replacing him with Patrick Kisnorbo. But it was Kashima who came away empty-handed at Nissan Stadium, seeing their seven-game winning run come to an end and stay on 37 points as their lead at the top was narrowed to three points after second-placed Kashiwa Reysol drew 1-1 at Yokohama FC. "It feels great. I think it's down to all the players," Kisnorbo said at Nissan Stadium. "The last couple of weeks we've been building and building on our performances and today it shows that. But we can't stop now, we'll keep training hard and keep working." Marinos went in front after just four minutes as Kashima failed to clear the ball in the box, with left-back Katsuya Nagato arriving to strike the ball on a bounce to find the far bottom corner. Their dream start continued with Yan Matheus capping a flowing one-touch move from the left in the 13th minute. Takuya Kida's pass was laid off by Anderson Lopes and Riku Yamane to set up the Brazilian, who swept the ball into the left bottom corner. Lopes set up Marinos' third in the 27th minute after skipping past two challenges to feed compatriot Matheus, whose accurate curling effort from 20 meters out went in beyond a diving Kashima keeper Tomoki Hayakawa. Kashima got one back in the 36th minute in an unexpected manner when Ryotaro Araki passed inside the box to striker Leo Ceara, who was trying to get back up to his feet following a tangle and totally unaware as the ball bounced off him and looped into the net. The visitors failed to turn their dominance into chances after the break, however, and it was Marinos who had a golden opportunity in the 71st minute when Ren Kato had a shot saved at the near post, leaving an unmarked Lopes -- who was waiting for a tap-in -- furious. But it mattered little in the end as Marinos hung on to claim their first win since March 16, moving up to 11 points and eight points off safety. Elsewhere, Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat FC Tokyo 3-0 away for their fifth straight win to move up to 32 points, while 10-man Kyoto Sanga suffered a late 1-0 loss at Tokyo Verdy to remain on 31 points. Shimizu S-Pulse saw off Vissel Kobe 3-2, Fagiano Okayama drew 2-2 with Machida Zelvia and Albirex Niigata came from behind to beat Shonan Bellmare 2-1 to move up to 16 points, five points above Marinos. Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka drew 2-2.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou gets emotional over family tragedy after Europa League triumph - and reveals the price his wife has paid for his success
Ange Postecoglou made good on his promise to lead Tottenham to glory in his second year with the club as they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final - then revealed how his love for his late father helped spur him on to the biggest win of his career. The 59-year-old's dad Jim died in 2018, when the Australian was coaching Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos - but he was with him in spirit in Spain on Wednesday night. 'Finally, to my beautiful wife, my boys, my family my friends... you know, they're all my inspiration,' an emotional Postecoglou said in his post-match press conference. Asked about his father, he replied, 'He's still with me, mate. His voice is in my head all the time. 'As I get older I look in the mirror and see his face sometimes, which is frightening. 'He's with me all the time. 'My dear mum is in Greece with my sister and my nephews, I'm sure they're over the moon. 'It's massive in Australia and in Greece. I've got family in both countries, friends in both countries, and they've been along for the journey the whole way.' Postecoglou - whose wife Georgia and sons James, Max and Alexi have a low public profile - then opened up about how criticism of him over the club's well-noted struggles in the Premier League this season have hit home. 'It's hard because I'm big enough and ugly enough to take whatever comes my way, but they get hurt when people come at me and they pay the price, particularly those closest to me, my beautiful family and my friends,' he said. 'The want to defend me and I keep telling them, it's a small price to pay when you have nights like this. 'Just seeing them tonight, and I know everyone in Australia ... it's another special night we share together. 'Because I'm kind of the front man, it's easy for me to take on the responsibility, but they've got no choice but to come along for the ride. 'Just seeing them out there now on the pitch, smiling faces, I couldn't be happier.' Postecoglou also spoke out about his father shortly after he got the Tottenham job in 2023. He told his wife that the had 'finally made it' when he was recruited to lead Celtic, but would have loved to share that moment with his dad. 'He was a man of his generation, but he mellowed as he got older and I took so long to get here but I would have loved for him just to have seen this, to get a glimpse of it,' Postecoglou told Mail Sport. 'All those sacrifices he made, just to have one night to see his son on the touchline. Al that stuff we used to watch together in the middle of the night. Father and son. So just to see me out there. Postecoglou says he carries the teachings his father gave him with him through his life as he spoke of the huge influence he had on him - which included tough love and ensuring he always had something to strive for. 'Yeah, he would be proud but he would have been giving me clips round the ear, mate, for doing things wrong because that was his way of complimenting me,' he added. 'You have done well but you could have made a couple of substitutions or you could have played this way. That was just the relationship we had. Its not lost. 'One of my best mates lost his dad a couple of weeks ago. We are at that age now. The only words of comfort I can give those guys is that I see him in me. I look in the mirror and see him. 'That's his expression or I say something and I know it's him talking. We carry them with us. I have no doubt about that. He's on the journey but it would have been nice to give him a bit of a glimpse of what his boy became.'
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Ange Postecoglou delivers on second-season promise at Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou has lived up to the promise he made back in September. 'I always win things in my second year. Nothing has changed,' the Tottenham manager said after back-to-back defeats early in the Premier League campaign. That narrative has followed him all season yet eight months later, Postecoglou delivered on his word by leading Tottenham to the Europa League title with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the final in Bilbao on Wednesday. So, here's a run-down of those second-season trophies won by Postecoglou across his career: ___ South Melbourne (1996-2000) In his first job as a head coach, Postecoglou won Australia's top-flight title — the National Soccer League — in his second season with South Melbourne and again the following year. Brisbane Roar (2009-12) Postecoglou achieved the same feat at Brisbane Roar, winning the league title — by now it was called the A-League — in his second season and retaining it the following year. Australia (2013-17) During the second year of Postecoglou's four-year stint with the Socceroos, Australia hosted the Asian Cup in early 2015 and reached the final against South Korea. The Australians conceded an equalizer in stoppage time — coincidentally scored by current Tottenham captain Son Heung-min — but clinched a 2-1 win after extra time. It was Australia's first Asian Cup title. Yokohama F. Marinos (2018-21) In his first big job outside Australia, Postecoglou lost the Japanese Cup final in his first season with Yokohama F. Marinos but made up for it by winning the top-flight league title by six points the following year. It was the club's fourth Japanese league championship. Celtic (2021-23) At Celtic, Postecoglou was in charge of the biggest team in Scotland — albeit one which had relinquished its league title the previous year. Under the Australian, Celtic regained the Scottish Premiership title by four points in his first season and retained it — by seven points — in his second season. Postecoglou then left for Tottenham. Postecoglou's other clubs Postecoglou has been coach at three other clubs in his managerial career, but never got to the end of a second full season with any of them. He was at Greek lower-league team Panachaiki (2008) for less than a year, with Australian team Whittlesea Zebras for just three months in 2009 and at Melbourne Victory for 18 months — but left at the start of his second full season to take over the Socceroos. ___ AP soccer:
