1 Dec 2011(Thu)

On sale just ahead of the climax to the 2011 J. League season this weekend, Issue Three of The Blizzard contains an ‘Eight Bells’ piece penned by Ben Mabley on eight previous incredible finishes to the Japanese football season.

The Blizzard contains a wealth of fascinating, in-depth pieces by world-class writers such as Jonathan Wilson, Gabriele Marcotti, and Iain Macintosh. It is available through a pay-what-you-like scheme online, with a minimum price of £6 and a recommended retail price of £12 for the luxuriously beautiful hard copy, or a minimum price of £0.01 and recommended retail price of £3 for the digital alternative (Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Sony Reader, etc).

 

The eight seasons covered in this article are as follows:

 

1. 1993 J. League (Kashima Antlers, Verdy Kawasaki)

2. 1974 Japan Soccer League (Yanmar Diesel)

3. 1995 J. League (Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Marinos)

4. 1998 Emperor’s Cup (Yokohama Flügels)

5. 2003 J. League second stage (Yokohama F Marinos, Jubilo Iwata, Kashima Antlers)

6. 2005 J. League (Gamba Osaka, Cerezo Osaka)

7. 2007 J. League (Urawa Reds, Kashima Antlers)

8. 2008 J. League (Kashima Antlers, Nagoya Grampus et al)

 

 

JSoccer Magazine

 

The second issue of JSoccer Magazine, the only English-language publication to focus purely on Japanese football, is also still on sale. This issue includes a centrefold feature by Ben Mabley on the tactics of the Japan national team under Alberto Zaccheroni, as well as an interview with Hajime Hosogai.

 

Click here to purchase your copy for just 600 yen (+P&P), and here to visit JSoccer.com.