Shinji Kagawa

19 June 2018

Japan's World Cup victory over Colombia sparks celebrations on the streets of Tokyo

Japanese fans gathered on Tokyo's famous Shibuya Crossing to celebrate their nation's 2-1 victory over Colombia in World Cup Group G.

Carlos Sánchez Moreno

19 June 2018

Ronaldo's revelry, Messi's miss and Sanchez's shocker - Russia 2018, World Cup of the penalty

In just the 15th game, Shinji Kagawa was the ninth player to take a penalty at Russia 2018, following a definite trend at this World Cup.

Takashi Inui

12 June 2018

Japan 4 Paraguay 2: Inui at the double for Nishino's men

Japan ended a run of five games without a win by beating Paraguay 4-2 in their final World Cup warm-up match in Innsbruck.

FFTASIA50

21 April 2018

Asia 50: 10 of our players to watch at this year’s World Cup

South Korea, Japan, Iran, Australia and Saudi Arabia are all set to represent Asia in the upcoming World Cup in Russia. But who are the players we think will perform for their country? Read on to find out.

FFTASIA50

18 April 2018

Asia 50, 2018: No prizes for guessing who finished No.1 this year!

Over the four years that we have been producing our annual FourFourTwo Asia 50 list, there have been some tight calls for the overall No.1 selection. This year, however, it wasn’t even close.

Shinji Kagawa

19 January 2018

Schurrle annoyed at more dropped Dortmund points

After Borussia Dortmund's poor away form in the Bundesliga continued with a draw at Hertha Berlin, forward Andre Schurrle was left annoyed.

Shinji Kagawa

19 January 2018

Hertha Berlin 1 Borussia Dortmund 1: Kagawa equalises in Aubameyang's absence

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left out of the Borussia Dortmund squad as Shinji Kagawa's header earned a 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin.

In Other News...

27 October 2017

Shinji Kagawa becomes first Asian player to join Juan Mata's Common Goal initiative

The former Manchester United midfielder has become the 18th professional footballer to pledge one per cent of his salary to football-related charities

Juan Mata García

26 October 2017

Kagawa the latest to join Mata's Common Goal

Shinji Kagawa has signed up for ex-Manchester United team-mate Juan Mata's initiative in which players donate one per cent of their salary.

Shinji Kagawa

26 October 2017

Top 10 Asian players in Premier League history

The past week was a good one for Asian players in the Premier League, with South Korean Son Heung-Min and Australian Aaron Mooy netting for their respective clubs. FFT picks the top ten players from the region who have graced English football's greatest stage...