The answer: a dispute over fees for Brazilian forward Getulio, who played in Kofu on loan from Tombense from mid-2022 to the end of 2023. #Ventforet say they hope to work with Tombense to resolve the matter.

From J. League Regista: #JLeagueWorldwide is back! The column resumes its journey to explore how J. League fans worldwide became attached to the world of Japanese football. In Episode 22, Adam told us how his passion for the J.League flourished. 🇵🇱🤝🇯🇵

Just watched Nagasato's analysis of Angel City-Spirit, which was auto-dubbed, and it's legit youtu.be/14--i1d0k2Y?...

Chiitan is the light we need in the world, honestly.

Is DAZN showing Thursday Night Football with just venue audio and no commentary? This kinda rocks, actually.

Not sure why but #Ventforet Kofu have shown up on FIFA's transfer ban list. cc @jtalket.bsky.social

“We can absolutely do better than this” should be the top bullet point of any future Japan bid for a WC, WWC or CWC

I really like the way Imabari have gone about things. They've been able to increase capacity in stages as they climb up the #JLeague + when their finances allows them to. It was about time the home section was increased, I went a few years ago & it was very small 😅 www.fcimabari.com/news/t5cus1q...

You can cast almost all blame directly on John Roberts and the Supreme Court if Cal Raleigh wins MVP. Their brazen politicization and willingness to defend Trump’s illegal acts at every turn means the American public’s respect for Judges has never been lower.

Yet another European club has Japanese owners: Belgium's Beerschot has been acquired in full by Kinpoudou Holdings, one of Japan's largest (if not *the* largest?) Buddhist funeral service companies.

There's going to be a... keyboard market in Tokyo next year? cc @aliciahaddick.com @mattalt.bsky.social

The #JLeague has ignored my suggestion to call next year’s special competition the Chaos Energy J.League Cup and will instead go with the Meiji Yasuda J.League 100 Year Vision League. The respective competitions will be known as the J1 and J2/J3 100 Year Vision Leagues, respectively.

A moment of silence for my suitcase (& all its cool stickers), which after 12 years of dutiful service wheeled its way the rainbow bridge this week as the handle was falling apart and one of the corners sustained a huge crack last month. So now I will need a new suitcase *and* more giant stickers.

It's been a hot minute since the last massive international sporting event I covered and goddamn I'd forgotten how exhausted they leave you (unless you are @devinheroux.bsky.social and take care of your body and have seemingly infinite reserves of energy, but who's got time for that, I say?)

Well done, @thirdrailsc.bsky.social

Really cool to see MotoGP coming to the people today in Tokyo!

Not too much to call home about in this #FCTokyo vs. #Avispa Fukuoka game until the 41st-ish minute when Marcelo Ryan has put the hosts in the lead.

This absolutely would have been a Leftovers plot if it'd been produced 6-7 years later.

BUCK: welcome to Monday Night Football going out across the fractured and shattered united states. we'd especially like to welcome our newest viewers from the greater Omaha Demilitarized Zone who are joining us courtesy of the warlord Lord Bones, the Water Prophet. AIKMAN: Tremendous warlord, Joe.

First time an Arsenal fan is going to experience not coming in second for a few years.

Why is Junji Ito so much more popular in the US than in Japan? Hot Topic. That's what I think. Their Junji Ito merch presented him in every shopping mall across the US, and for many it was their first time seeing that sort of artwork. They imprinted hard. Ito became synonymous with "Horror Manga"

The best angle of Eagles lineman Jordan Davis blocked field goal you’ll see, from CBS Philadelphia Photojournalist Casey Kuhn. And then Casey gets in on the celebration. Jordan Davis reached over 18 miles per hour. My guy was FLYING. What a shot. What a scene. What a win #eagles

One of the last things he said to anyone was *sad gurgling*

Thought we'd gotten lucky w/ the weather after the other day, but what a wet and wild finish to the World Athletics Championships! Going to be gushing about this gig for weeks, but what a joy and a privilege not only to be trusted with a role like this, but to do it as part of such an amazing team.

Brazil's Caio Bonfim took gold in the 20km walk at the World Athletics Championships but lost his wedding ring along the route in Tokyo. Yomiurii says it was picked up, and news reports led the finder to contact the Brazilian team to arrange a return. www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/2...

These relay reruns are peak drama, absolute sicko areas love it

Big day for the NWSL's Japanese players

Was walking back from the stadium and chatted with the father of Pippi Lotta Enok, NCAA champion heptathlete representing Estonia. A neat reminder that even at the world championships, sports are still just parents waiting for their kids to come out of the locker room. One day to go!

25 years ago anime fans were getting pushed into lockers, now they're winning gold medals and collabing with one of the biggest anime streamers in the world.

Surprised that the entry for sofubi was only created two weeks ago (!) but chuffed that it extensively cites my 2019 JT feature.

...huh. #jleague #vissel

My childhood will never let me choose anything other than '92-18, but I would love '15-37 or '46-49 in some form of merch.

Great to run into @devinheroux.bsky.social, the voice of Canadian sports!

Oh no giving up Sapporo ramen in return for all the good cuisines and enough Italian to keep me happy, however shall I cope

Throwing this out to our Japan BSky network hoping for a lead... RESKEETS WELCOME! Looking to connect with an expert who could speak on the rise of "fast food" in Japan? Ideally western, but Japanese companies too! Food expert, economist, pop culture expert, historian... we're open to suggestions!

Potentially written by whoever comes up with the essay banners that J.League supporter groups display when they’re pissed off at the front office.

*stares in #jleague*

Look I’m just saying that: -IF the Mets hold on to this wild card spot lead… …and any publication is looking for someone to go to LA and profile Mets fans visiting to watch their team likely lose despite the EXTREME tumult of this season… …I’m available and have family in LA to stay with.

This year's J.League Awards will take place on Dec. 11 with an unusual start time of 16:30, so as to not clash with Gamba Osaka's ACL2 game against Ratchaburi.

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 6.30pm), Sean Carroll chats about an underwhelming international break for the Samurai Blue, and runs the rule over the J1 title race and relegation dogfight after Matchday 29. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

The tragic thing about this is his hair would be exactly the same length if the challenge had only been to wait for United to win back-to-back league games

The back-to-back NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies 🔔🔔

He ripped off punters in the 1903 Melbourne Cup, then built a stadium in Vancouver. Meet Con Jones, Australia's most audacious sporting fugitive. ⚽️ Stadium builder 💰 Bookie on the run 🏆 Pioneer of pro soccer in British Columbia #footballbook #truecrime www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/big...

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

One of the cool things about the world athletics championships is that there's still some energy put aside to celebrate athletes who set national records even if they don't qualify - such as Miu Saito, who just smashed the Japanese women's 3000m steeplechase record that had stood since 2008.

Neat that his uniform name is in Japanese.

Chris Jones yelling "You don't even have 100yrds" Jalen saying "We won the fucking game, shut you ass up" 😭 i love the sports #GoBirds

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

Got onto a 6:22 (🫠) train and someone had what I thought was a signed Nadeshiko League kit, Sano 29? Lightish blue camo pattern. Maybe it was in fact an older Numazu kit? Anyway I hope he has a good day.

One thing the media's reticence to label Kirk an extremist has made jarringly clear is how scared they are of the people in power now who share his extremist beliefs. In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.