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The Mainichi
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Beleza's Yuzuki Yamamoto named MVP of Japan's WE League
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza midfielder Yuzuki Yamamoto was named WE League women's football's Most Valuable Player on Monday after leading the team to its first title. The 22-year-old scored a team-high eight goals in the 2024-25 season, which concluded Saturday. During Monday's WE League award ceremony, the newly introduced Best Young Player Award went to Yamamoto's 18-year-old teammate Miharu Shinjo, also a midfielder. Spanish forward Carlota Suarez was the league's top scorer with 13 goals for second-placed INAC Kobe Leonessa.
Kyodo News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Football: Beleza win 1st WE League title on goal difference, INAC 2nd
KYODO NEWS - 18 minutes ago - 17:13 | Sports, All Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza won their maiden WE League women's football title on goal difference Saturday after finishing level on 51 points with INAC Kobe Leonessa. Beleza beat JEF United Chiba 3-0 at home, helped by a brace from Yuzuki Yamamoto, while INAC came from behind to win 3-1 at Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara to match them on points. The top two teams had identical records of 16 wins, three draws and three losses from 22 games, but Kobe, the league's inaugural champions in the 2021-22 season, finished with a five-goal deficit to Beleza in goal difference. Urawa Reds, the champions for the past two seasons, settled for third on 46 points. Related coverage: Baseball: Ohtani hits MLB-best 16th homer in Dodgers' loss to Angels Athletics: Sani Brown calls running at packed National Stadium dream
