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As a co-host of EURO 2012, Poland is an automatic qualifier and is set to begin its campaign on June 9, 2012 in Warsaw, facing Greece as its first opponent.
Netherlands and Denmark are facing each other again for the 31st time, this time at the EURO 2012 this June 10, 2012.
The Japan Football Association has proposed using Miyagi Stadium as one of five venues to host the Women's Under-20 World Cup this summer, JFA vice president Kozo Tashima said Monday.
In the plan submitted to soccer's world governing body FIFA, Tokyo's National Stadium, Komaba Stadium in Saitama, Niigata City Athletics Stadium and Kobe Universiade Stadium would also host matches at the tournament.The association last month decided at a board meeting to use Miyagi Stadium to aid the reconstruction effort in the area that was badly hit by last year's earthquake and tsunami disaster. - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
OSAKA — Bayern Munich did not exercise its full transfer option on Takashi Usami, Gamba Osaka said on Thursday.Gamba's head of development Yasuhiro Yamamoto said Bayern informed the club of its decision in writing on Tuesday. - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
Usami, who has made just one Bundesliga appearance this season, is on loan from Gamba to Bayern until June 30, and the Bavarian giants had until the winter transfer deadline to permanently sign the 19-year-old.Yamamoto hopes the Japanese youth international will choose to return to his old club, which will start the upcoming J. League season under new coach Jose Carlos Serrao."We'd really love it if he played for us again," Yamamoto said.
The 19-year-old was awarded the accolade by fans on the day of his expected international debut, but ended up watching Japan's 1-0 loss to Uzbekistan from the bench
Ryo Miyaichi may not have gotten to play in Japan's loss to Uzbekistan on Wednesday, but he can at least find consolation in being named Bolton's Player of the Month for February.
Fans on the club's official Facebook page awarded the honour, giving the starlet over half of the vote in acknowledgement of his first Premier League appearance against Wiigan, first FA Cup goal against Millwall, and first start at Chelsea.But despite earning his first call-up for the Japan national team, Miyaichi watched from the bench as manager Alberto Zacche
"The international atmosphere is great and it's been my dream since I was young to play for the national team," the attacker said after the match. "So I'm happy to come here. But to be honest I wanted to play today. We didn't take a lot of shots, so I think the match was a little disappointing."
Miyaichi praised the level of play in the Premier League, already anticipating his return to England for a crucial fixture this weekend."I enjoy being able to play at a higher level," Japan's most anticipated young player told an unusually large crowd of journalists. "I'm happy to play in the Premier League, plus I'm living alone so I'm really enjoying every day."I'm disappointed [in the result], but on Saturday there's a big match against Manchester City so I'll be able to prepare mentally." - http://www.goal.com/
The 19-year-old arrived in Nagoya on Monday to join his Samurai Blue team-mates for their Wednesday showdown against Uzbekistan to determine the winner of Asia's Group C
He may not be old enough to vote or drink alcohol in his home country, but Ryo Miyaichi is making waves among fans and team-mates alike as he prepares for his potential international debut on Wednesday night against Uzbekistan.The 19-year-old has drawn even more attention since joining Bolton on loan from Arsenal in January, scoring in an FA Cup match and making his first Premier League start against Chelsea last weekend.
The practice included a 45-minute meeting to bring the starlet and fellow first-time Alberto Zaccheroni call-up Takashi Inui up to speed with the Italian's tactics.Since arriving in Japan for his first national team call-up, the young playmaker's name is on everyone's lips, including his team-mates.
While 'polite' has been used frequently by local media to describe Japan's most-anticipated young player, defender Tomoaki Makino told reporters that he saw the truth behind Miyaichi's public image."He's still pretending to be docile," the Urawa Reds mood-maker revealed. He added: "But in truth he's always got plenty of jokes [in practice]. "We'll have to work on bringing his personality out into the open." - http://www.goal.com/
