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The FIFA headquarters in Zurich is seen in November 2025. Former vice president Jim Boyce said the organization has to rebuild trust following its abandoned plan to introduce private investment into soccer.
SOCCER
Aug 3, 2026
Former FIFA official says organization must rebuild trust
FIFA had proposed raising up to $4.2 billion by selling a roughly 20% stake in a new entity that would oversee FIFA competitions, including the World Cup.
Arsenal's Leandro Trossard celebrates after scoring against West Ham in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 11, 2026
Arsenal survives scare after VAR ¡®earthquake¡¯ shakes up title race
Arsenal was?embroiled in a controversial stoppage-time incident that looked set to derail its title bid before a VAR intervention tilted the balance of power back to North London.
Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scores a penalty on Wednesday that was later disallowed after a VAR review.
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2025
UEFA to discuss rule that disallowed Alvarez penalty
UEFA said the correct decision was made to disallow Julian Alvarez¡¯s penalty in Atletico Madrid¡¯s Champions League loss to city rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scores a penalty that was later disallowed after a VAR review.
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2025
¡®Ball didn¡¯t move¡¯: Simeone hits out at shootout VAR controversy
Atletico Madrid came up short in the Champions League after VAR ruled Julian Alvarez¡¯s penalty?out for a supposed double touch on the ball.
SC Freiburg's Noah Atubolu is shown a yellow card by referee Daniel Siebert during a Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich in Freiburg, Germany, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 28, 2025
Bundesliga to test in-stadium refereeing announcements
Nine clubs from the top two tiers of German soccer have agreed to take part in the trial.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022
Too close to call? Â鶹´«Ã½ winning goal joins list of controversies
Ao Tanaka¡¯s goal may have rescued the Samurai Blue¡¯s World Cup campaign, but it was Kaoru Mitoma¡¯s touchline assist that has fans and pundits debating technology¡¯s place in refereeing.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 23, 2022
Celtic survive seven-goal thriller at Hearts; Rangers held
VAR made an explosive introduction to Scottish soccer at Tynecastle, where Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland finished on the losing side despite scoring a hat trick.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 13, 2021
WBA¡¯s Sam Allardyce calls for VAR overhaul
West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system needs overhauled after his team was controversially denied a goal in Monday¡¯s 3-0 Premier League victory over Southampton.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2021
Fulham boss says VAR ¡®killing excitement¡¯ after defeat to Tottenham
Fulham manager Scott Parker took aim at the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system and said it was killing soccer¡¯s excitement after his side had a goal disallowed in Thursday¡¯s 1-0 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 24, 2021
J. League gears up for chaotic 2021 season
Japanese soccer¡¯s top flight will feature its largest-ever relegation zone as the league aims to rebalance its divisions following last year¡¯s pandemic-struck campaign.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 7, 2020
VAR and contact guidelines will change look of J. League officiating
Under normal circumstances, the Japan Football Association would prefer that its referees be conductors, blending into the background and occasionally providing a guiding whistle as the players take center stage.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 11, 2019
Mixed results from VAR¡¯s Levain Cup debut
The video assistant referee (VAR) has made its J. League debut, but there¡¯s still much to be done before the system is ready for the big time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2016
FIFA boss backs bigger World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday claimed there are ¡°no down sides¡± to expanding the World Cup to 48 teams and ¡°no taboos¡± in discussing changes to soccer¡¯s flagship competition.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2016
Zidane questions video reviews after Madrid¡¯s Club World Cup semifinal win
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane voiced concern that FIFA¡¯s new video review system ¡°could cause confusion¡± after guiding his team to the Club World Cup final on Thursday.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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