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Vissel Kobe players are pictured after the Japanese team lost to Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli in an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Al Ahli players celebrate after Ivan Toney scored the Saudi Arabian team's second goal in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Japan's Vissel Kobe on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: ACLE

Galeno (L) of Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli scores the equalizer in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Japan's Vissel Kobe on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Yoshinori Muto (back) of Japan's Vissel Kobe opens the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: ACLE

Yoshinori Muto (C) of Japan's Vissel Kobe opens the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: ACLE

Yoshinori Muto (2nd from L) of Japan's Vissel Kobe celebrates with teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: ACLE

Yoshinori Muto (L, top) of Japan's Vissel Kobe is congratulated by teammates after opening the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Yoshinori Muto of Japan's Vissel Kobe reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: ACLE

Yoshinori Muto of Japan's Vissel Kobe reacts after opening the scoring in the first half of an Asian Champions League Elite semifinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli on April 20, 2026, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Police officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players and staff celebrate after the team defeated Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Machida Zelvia players celebrate after defeating Vissel Kobe 3-1 to claim the Emperor's Cup football title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio of Machida Zelvia celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (9) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Shota Fujio (C, top) of Machida Zelvia scores the opening goal in the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Lamine Yamal (R) of Barcelona shoots in the first half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Andreas Christensen (L) of Barcelona and Ren Komatsu of Vissel Kobe jump for the ball in the second half of a club international friendly at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Taisei Miyashiro (L) of Vissel Kobe prepares to shoot in the first half of a club international friendly against Barcelona at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Raphinha of Barcelona heads at goal in the first half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Lamine Yamal (L) of Barcelona and Katsuya Nagato of Vissel Kobe vie for the ball in the first half of a club international friendly at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: Barcelona vs. Kobe

Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona passes the ball in the second half of a club international friendly against Vissel Kobe at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on July 27, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players are pictured after losing to Gwangju FC of South Korea in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 12, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players are pictured after losing to Gwangju FC of South Korea in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 12, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (C) celebrates with Yuya Osako (L) after scoring a goal in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after winning the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (3rd from L) scores with a header in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (top) scores with a header in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Yuya Osako (2nd from L) celebrates after opening the scoring in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (L) scores with a header just before the final whistle in an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Niina Tominaga (C) scores in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Football: ACLE

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (L) scores with a header just before the final whistle in an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Shenhua on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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Vissel Kobe goalkeeper Shota Arai (bottom) concedes a goal to Shanghai Shenhua's Saulo Mineiro in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match on Feb. 18, 2025, at Shanghai Stadium.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

(from L, front) J-League first-division football club Vissel Kobe defender Tetsushi Yamakawa, manager Takayuki Yoshida, and forward Yoshinori Muto observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, at 5:46 a.m., the exact time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the western Japan city and vicinity 30 years ago. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Kobe defend J-League crown

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after defending the J-League first-division championship by beating Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 8, 2024.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after the team's victory over Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (L) of Vissel Kobe and Shota Fukuoka of Gamba Osaka vie for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Football: Emperor's Cup

Yuya Osako (white) of Vissel Kobe jumps for the ball during the first half of the Emperor's Cup football final against Gamba Osaka on Nov. 23, 2024, at Tokyo's National Stadium.