Japan's Vissel Kobe sealed a 2-0 win over hosts Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday to open a three-point gap atop the Asian Champions League Elite eastern league phase standings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/soccer/j-league/vissel-kobe-shenhua-acl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #visselkobe #asianchampionsleague #shanghaishenhua

FC Seoul's Jesse Lingard scored twice as the visitors secured a 3-1 win over Chinese Super League champion Shanghai Port on Tuesday to edge closer to a place in the Asian Champions League Elite knockout rounds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/26/soccer/asian-champions-league-fc-seoul/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #sanfreccehiroshima #machidazelvia #fcseoul #asianchampionsleague

Vissel Kobe cruised to a 3-0 win over Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Port on Wednesday in its first Asian Champions League Elite clash of the campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/soccer/vissel-kobe-acl-opener/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #asianchampionsleague #visselkobe

Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan's best-supported club, faces Inter Milan, River Plate and Monterrey in the opening round when the revamped Club World Cup starts on June 14. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/10/soccer/j-league/urawa-club-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #jleague #urawareddiamonds #clubworldcup #asianchampionsleague

Kawasaki Frontale fell just short in its Asian Champions League Elite final against Al-Ahli on Saturday, but Shigetoshi Hasebe’s side can still take plenty of solace from its performance in the competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/04/soccer/kawasaki-frontale-solace-acl-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kawasakifrontale #asianchampionsleague #alahli #shigetoshihasebe #kotatakai

Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to win the Asian Champions League Elite title for the first time at a raucous King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/04/soccer/al-ahli-asian-champions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kawasakifrontale #alahli #asianchampionsleague

Kawasaki Frontale coach Shigetoshi Hasebe dismissed the yawning financial chasm between his club and big-spending Al-Ahli as the teams prepare to meet in Saturday's Asian Champions League Elite final. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/03/soccer/kawasaki-salary-difference-al-ahli/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kawasakifrontale #asianchampionsleague #alahli #shigetoshihasebe

Kawasaki Frontale coach Shigetoshi Hasebe hailed his young players after they "stepped up" to reach the Asian Champions League Elite final by stunning Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/02/soccer/hasebe-praises-young-players/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #asianchampionsleague #kawasakifrontale #alnassr #shigetoshihasebe #cristianoronaldo

Defender Roger Ibanez said Al-Ahli's players were fully behind coach Matthias Jaissle after the side reached the final of the Asian Champions League, three months after the German was expected to be fired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/30/soccer/al-ahli-asian-champions-league-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #alhilal #alahli #asianchampionsleague