Sanfrecce Hiroshima have started 2025 on a high -- but are Vissel Kobe still the team to beat in the J1 League?

The 33rd J. League season gets underway this weekend, and two-time defending champion Vissel Kobe will be hoping three is indeed the magic number as it aims for a third consecutive title.

Vissel Kobe secured a pivotal 4-0 victory over Shanghai Port, ensuring their place in the Asian Champions League knockout ...

Former Newcastle United striker Yoshinori Muto spearheads all-conquering Vissel Kobe's bid for a third straight J. League ...

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Japanese champions Vissel Kobe booked their place in the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday with a 4-0 thrashing of China's Shanghai Port as ...

The scorer of the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final is currently out of contract after his deal with Japanese club Vissel Kobe expired. In a teary press conference announcing his departure ...

Andres Iniesta, another former Barcelona star, played several seasons in Japan with Vissel Kobe and spoke briefly to the crowd before the match.

Miyashiro plays for Vissel Kobe, who are partners of V Sports, the holding company of Villa owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens which portfolios the clubs owned and in partnership with NSWE.