From the publisher:
The football world is progressively globalizing. Looking at Japan, the number of players playing overseas has increased dramatically, the internationalization of players playing in the J-League has progressed, and overseas strategies by leagues and clubs have become more active than ever. The environments for those watching have also changed significantly, providing more opportunities for people to access and engage with overseas football.
On the other hand, because it is a sport that is played globally, one of the characteristics of football is that it serves to more deeply reflect locality. A great appeal of football is the way in which various personalities can be observed according to region or environment, not only in terms of play style, but also regarding the clubs and their supporters. The theme for the eighth issue is LOCAL. On this occasion, we approach this theme from various perspectives such as that of players, clubs, leagues, and supporters.
In addition, as we have covered in this magazine so far, this issue also focuses on local communities working around the world. Independent communities have begun to attract attention as influential presences within the football world.
- 012 - Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 018 - Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.
- 028 - Blood In Blood Out
- 036 - eighteen86
- 040 - Blind Faith
- 042 - Que Sera, Sera
- 050 - Bomboneras
- 058 - A ‘Hole’ in ‘Curva B’
- 062 - Sign of “Ball Play Ban”
- 068 - Football can Act as a Bridge between Local and Foreign Cultures
- 074 - A Day with Buuba
- 078 - MATCHDAY｜FC Gifu × Yokohama FC
- 086 - Paris Saint-Germain STORE TOKYO
- 090 - Le Ballon
- 094 - Soho Warriors
- 100 - Nivelcrack
- 113 - Local Derby
- 006 - Stadium Spirits vol.6
- 106 - Yuki Nagasato
- 110 - How to Rulemaking｜Tasuku Mizuno
- 118 - Japan Football Archive vol.7
Football Japan National Team 2020 Special Zine
MY SKY STORY｜Takefusa Kubo・Koji Miyoshi・Mana Iwabuchi・Takumi Minamino・Shunsuke Nakamura・Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi・Kohzo Tashima・Saburo Kawabuchi・Ken Kamo・BOTS
Celia Spenard Ko・CITY BOYS FC・eighteen86・Gottingham・Kazuma Kawauchi・Hiroki Ogasawara・Hiroshi Eguchi・oseph Fox・Matteo de Mayda ・Motoko Jitsukawa・Orlando Gili・Pancho Monti・Ryo Mitamura・Ryoya Kato・Shota Matsumoto・Syuya Aoki・Studio Wesseling・Takeshi Abe
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