Japan won the World Cup in 2011, and what should have been an era of excellence was squandered by bad coaching and complacency. Now, 12 years later, they appear poised to win it all again.
Man United’s rare loss to Nottingham Forest is the latest crisis under manager Erik ten Hag, who is challenging David Moyes as the club’s worst modern manager.
The Group A action at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup came to a close in dramatic fashion — as debutants Tajikistan pipped fallen giants China to a last-16 berth.
