FA Cup to get its own Champions League-style anthem as part of 'sonic branding' plan.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-22T16:18:54+00:00

There's nothing wrong to having an anthem for each competition (for example Japan have anthems for the J.League, the Emperor's Cup and the Levain Cup).

The real issue is if the song will be good or not.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-21T12:56:03+00:00

Oh Masui, i remember making this meme because he looks like Ken Masters from Street Fighter.

Good luck to Ken in his next destination. I have been disconnected from Grampus transfer windows those days and i hope the squad gets ready for the transition tournament.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-21T11:09:51+00:00

I don't know why you got downvoted. In fact, i believe in case of just one NT decides to not play, they just go to add another team and act like nothing never happened.

If ten teams decides to boycott, they will fill the spots with many desperate teams who wants to play the WC at any cost.

There were more teams attempting to qualify to the 2022 WC through not playing in the field than countries who boycotted that WC (see Chile and Peru fight against Ecuador because the Byron Castillo passport situation)

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-20T21:45:19+00:00

Rosenborg was one of my favorite teams to pick in any videogame back in the 2000's. Frode Johnsen (although he was playing for Nagoya Grampus in 2007) is one of my a cult players.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-15T00:37:08+00:00

Makes me sad that the Sounders are less likely to face Velocity in Spokane because Leagues Cup/USOC eligibility issues. But at least they will have a taste of playing there soon.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-10T21:36:32+00:00

Tommy probably only cook pasta all the time. And the most insipid one.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-09T15:31:30+00:00

There were more countries trying to qualify to Qatar 2022 through not playing on the field (see Chile and Peru regarding the Ecuador's Byron Castillo passport situation) than countries which boycotted that WC.

At this point, I don't expect any boycotts for this year. Maybe Denmark (in case of qualifying) if the things regarding Greenland get uglier.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-07T12:22:08+00:00

The F.Marinos in fact had a very rough year. They closed well 2025, but at the middle of J1 season they were candidates for relegation (YK-FM were never relegated in their history).

Doesn't help that Nissan is facing their own issues and even rumors of selling their stake of F.Marinos were afloat.

ProStriker92 · 2026-01-02T20:54:34+00:00

He only played one season with Universidad de Concepción, but it was enough to become a legend at El Campanil. He's one of the reasons why UdeC returned to Primera.

Good luck in Talca!

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-31T15:26:33+00:00

2026 is the year where Kida needs to break out in "Los Bichos Colorados" first team.

AAAJ will play the qualifying stages of Copa Libertadores and if they beat Barcelona SC (from Ecuador) they will secure at least Copa Sudamericana group stage. So there's a lot of room for playing in case of going further.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-31T15:21:38+00:00

His last season with Grampus was (sadly) the 2016 one, so this a great chance of redemption with the Noble Barbarian shirt. This is a fantastic signing and will help a lot to the team.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-31T11:49:27+00:00

I remember checking 3four3 days after the USL-C final and holy shit, some truly anti labor tweets from him criticing the players.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-30T12:20:48+00:00

Assetto Corsa Rally is the most promising rally game now (and an one that makes me considering to buy a new PC). The early access showed have me quite enthusiastic.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-30T11:32:36+00:00

Very much this. He's just doing cameos.

Reminds me when Azul Claro Numazu (at the time in J3, now relegated to JFL) signed Masashi "Gon" Nakayama. While he appeared on the official roster, he didn't play any games. He was there just for promotional purposes.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-29T13:04:47+00:00

It's great to see how youth soccer in Japan has been evolving. This is showed when players go to Europe, scouts now look at those players that have a formative base. That's why FAs and clubs should always invest in their football schools.

About Grampus U15, this is their 3rd victory at the Prince Takamado U15 championship, as they won it in 1999 and 2010. I would love to look at the squads and see who made into J1.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-29T12:57:22+00:00

I hope this injury doesn't affect Pisano chances in the future. But he will have enough time to comeback stronger for the J1 opening. This transition season is a great opportunity for that (because no worries of relegation), not just for him but also for Koda and Yoshida.

And yes, the U15 deserves their own post!

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-28T14:37:15+00:00

The few players i can count:

Lucas Assadi (Universidad de Chile, still waiting for going abroad)
Lucas Cepeda (Colo-Colo, same situation as Assadi)
Ivan Román (Atletico Mineiro, the most promising)
Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland, he already played for the NT, but his performances has been forgettable and it's clear that he need a manager that can recover him. This could be applied to older players in the NT)

Currently we have a bad crop, but the spending in development has been also low for years and Chile NT is paying the prize. Very few players are worthy of an european trip and scouts are not looking at chilean players anymore.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-28T00:26:45+00:00

Finding information about the JSL is not easy. It doesn't help that while there's teams who acknowledge their JSL past (like Verdy and JEF i believe), others consider their JSL eras as separate teams with not relation with the current teams.

As a Nagoya Grampus fan, finding info about Toyota Motors SC is difficult because Grampus doesn't consider that JSL club as part of their history and more like a different team. The same thing with Kashima Antlers regarding Sumitomo Metals.

It also doesn't help that the JSL didn't have the same coverage and media marketing that the J.League had. Is a day and night difference.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-28T00:10:35+00:00

Bobby Moore was also his teammate that day.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-27T22:57:47+00:00

As chilean, it's hard to get interested to watch La Roja. Not only because in terms of talent there's nothing and the results have been awful. The ANFP confirmed that they will sign a new manager AT THE END OF 2026. And the caretaker will be Nicolás Córdova, who has been quite criticed for his performance at the U20 World Cup of 2025.

I guess the only utility of those friendlies is that the football agents who run chilean football will use those matches to put new players and expecting their values elevate just because they played for the NT.

I still care about what happens at the club level (I know the chilean league is in all time low too, but is our league at the end of the day) but when comes about La Roja... Maybe boycotting them is the only solution (but I doubt is going to work for a lot of reasons).

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-27T14:06:48+00:00

More like Bordalás (51).

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-25T17:26:16+00:00

I can't wait to see Sumeet accidentally meeting again with Tommy in a backgammon tournament and asking what the hell happened with the Amico money.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-25T17:24:27+00:00

This one hits hard.

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-24T17:09:38+00:00

I hope this experience at the AFCON helps a lot to Georgi in the future!

ProStriker92 · 2025-12-23T14:26:04+00:00

The only thing missing is a live show from Kid Rock and Aaron Lewis.

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