Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball during an English Premier League football match against Liverpool in Brighton, England, on March 21, 2026.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball during an English Premier League football match against Liverpool in Brighton, England, on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen (C) and his players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen (C) and his players celebrate after winning the Women's Asian Cup football final against Australia in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (R) reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after beating Australia in the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Maika Hamano (back, L) opens the scoring in the first half of the Women's Asian Cup football final in Sydney on March 21, 2026.

Football: new Japan jerseys

Football: new Japan jerseys

Photo taken in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2026, shows the national football team's away jerseys for outfield players (white) and goalkeepers, unveiled by the Japan Football Association the following day.

Football: new Japan jerseys

Football: new Japan jerseys

Photo taken in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2026, shows the national football team's away jerseys for outfield players (white) and goalkeepers, unveiled by the Japan Football Association the following day.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players pose for a photo after reaching the final of the Women's Asian Cup by beating South Korea 4-1 in a semifinal in Sydney on March 18, 2026. Nadeshiko Japan will face hosts Australia in the final.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players pose for a photo after reaching the final of the Women's Asian Cup by beating South Korea 4-1 in a semifinal in Sydney on March 18, 2026. Nadeshiko Japan will face hosts Australia in the final.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after reaching the final of the Women's Asian Cup by beating South Korea 4-1 in a semifinal in Sydney on March 18, 2026. Nadeshiko Japan will face hosts Australia in the final.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) scores in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against Excelsior in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on March 15, 2026.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) dribbles the ball in a Dutch Eredivisie football match against Excelsior in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on March 15, 2026.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda reacts after scoring in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against Excelsior in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on March 15, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players pose for a photo after qualifying for the Women's World Cup with their Asian Cup quarterfinal win over the Philippines in Sydney on March 15, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players huddle after qualifying for the Women's World Cup with their Asian Cup quarterfinal win over the Philippines in Sydney on March 15, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players acknowledge the crowd after qualifying for the Women's World Cup with their Asian Cup quarterfinal win over the Philippines in Sydney on March 15, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players celebrate after qualifying for the Women's World Cup with their Asian Cup quarterfinal win over the Philippines in Sydney on March 15, 2026.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen holds a press conference in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen holds a press conference in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan head coach Nils Nielsen holds a press conference in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players train in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players train in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Football: Women's Asian Cup

Japan players train in Sydney on March 14, 2026, the eve of a football Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal match against the Philippines.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda plays in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (far R) vies for the ball in the first half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (2nd from R) scores in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) vies for the ball in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Football: Dutch Eredivisie

Feyenoord's Ayase Ueda (L) vies for the ball in the second half of a Dutch Eredivisie football match against NAC Breda on March 8, 2026, in Breda in the Netherlands.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (front) plays in the first half of an English Premier League football match against Arsenal on March 4, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (R) plays in an English Premier League football match against Nottingham Forest on March 1, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (R) plays in an English Premier League football match against Nottingham Forest on March 1, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (R) plays in an English Premier League football match against Nottingham Forest on March 1, 2026, in Brighton, England.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (L) plays in a Premier League football match against Brentford on Feb. 21, 2026, in Brentford, London.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (R) plays in a Premier League football match against Brentford on Feb. 21, 2026, in Brentford, London.

Football: FA Cup

Football: FA Cup

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton plays in an FA Cup fourth-round match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 14, 2026.

Football: FA Cup

Football: FA Cup

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton vies for the ball against Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool in an FA Cup fourth-round match at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 14, 2026.

Football: FA Cup

Football: FA Cup

Kaoru Mitoma (L) of Brighton vies for the ball against Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool in an FA Cup fourth-round match at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 14, 2026.

Football: FA Cup

Football: FA Cup

Kaoru Mitoma of Brighton dribbles the ball in an FA Cup fourth-round match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 14, 2026.