Tokyo 2020 Related Content

North Korean World Cup player says Japan qualifier more than football

AFP · 2 months ago

An Yong Hak was born and raised in Japan but he will be cheering for his former team North Korea when the two sides clash in a World Cup qualifier in Tokyo on Thursday.

Messi wows Tokyo fans days after Hong Kong no-show

AFP · 3 months ago

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi played 30 minutes of a friendly match in Japan on Wednesday, days after his no-show in a similar match sparked fury in Hong Kong.

Messi wows Tokyo fans in friendly defeat by Kobe

AFP · 3 months ago

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi pleased Tokyo fans on Wednesday in a friendly match that ended in a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Vissel Kobe after the game ended goalless.

Inter Miami adds Tokyo stop to Messi tour next February

AFP · 5 months ago

Lionel Messi's world tour with Inter Miami next year added Tokyo as a stop on Friday, with the Major League Soccer club announcing plans to face Japan League champion Vissel Kobe.

Inter come from behind to beat PSG 2-1 in Tokyo

AFP · 9 months ago

Inter Milan scored twice late in the second half to come from behind and beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Man City beat Bayern in Tokyo friendly

AFP · 9 months ago

Goals from James McAtee and Aymeric Laporte gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday, and secured the European champions their second win of a pre-season tour in Japan.

Haaland scores twice as Man City hit five in Tokyo friendly

AFP · 9 months ago

Erling Haaland scored a brace as Manchester City roared back from two goals down to beat J-League champions Yokohama F-Marinos 5-3 on Sunday in their first match of a pre-season tour of Japan.

Messi, Mbappe and other PSG stars draw thousands at Tokyo training

AFP · 1 year ago

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo on Monday as Paris Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese tour About 13,000 fans turned up at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya rugby ground to watch an open session and were treated to an hour and a half of tricks and flicks from PSG's star attacking trio.

Ozil joins 2020 Turkish champions Basaksehir

AFP · 1 year ago

German World Cup winning midfielder Mesut Ozil signed for 2020 Turkish champions Basaksehir on Thursday, a day after he left their rivals Fenerbahce.

La Liga post losses of €892m for pandemic-hit 2020/21 season

AFP · 2 years ago

La Liga posted losses of 892 million euros for the pandemic-hit 2020-21 season, with Barcelona accounting for more than half of the shortfall, according to figures announced by the Spanish league on Tuesday.