J-Talk: Extra Time
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A weekly football podcast that covers Japan’s J2 League, with a monthly check-in on the J3 League.
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The attendance at Mercari Stadium today was 34, 873 - very impressive when you consider how inconvenient the location is!
Great noise as always from the home support, although they don’t need to squeal for EVERY decision (the Yuma Suzuki effect?).
Great noise as always from the home support, although they don’t need to squeal for EVERY decision (the Yuma Suzuki effect?).
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The attendance at Mercari Stadium today was 34, 873 - very impressive when you consider how inconvenient the location is!
Great noise as always from the home support, although they don’t need to squeal for EVERY decision (the Yuma Suzuki effect?).
Great noise as always from the home support, although they don’t need to squeal for EVERY decision (the Yuma Suzuki effect?).
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 36
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 36
DEUS EN COMANDO
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 36
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 36
DEUS EN COMANDO
Oasis at Tokyo Dome tonight!
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Oasis at Tokyo Dome tonight!
Attendance in non-stop drizzle at Hitachidai this afternoon for Kashiwa 2-0 Yokohama FC this afternoon: a pretty much sold-out 12, 950. #JLeague
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Attendance in non-stop drizzle at Hitachidai this afternoon for Kashiwa 2-0 Yokohama FC this afternoon: a pretty much sold-out 12, 950. #JLeague
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 35
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 35
DEUS EN COMANDO
October 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 35
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 35
DEUS EN COMANDO
Attendance at Mitsuzawa for Yokohama FC 2-2 Nagoya: a pretty decent 11, 465 (thanks to an impressively noisy Nagoya contingent).
This was our 1st afternoon match since back in May - it felt strange to be watching a game in daylight for once!
#JLeague
This was our 1st afternoon match since back in May - it felt strange to be watching a game in daylight for once!
#JLeague
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Attendance at Mitsuzawa for Yokohama FC 2-2 Nagoya: a pretty decent 11, 465 (thanks to an impressively noisy Nagoya contingent).
This was our 1st afternoon match since back in May - it felt strange to be watching a game in daylight for once!
#JLeague
This was our 1st afternoon match since back in May - it felt strange to be watching a game in daylight for once!
#JLeague
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 34
DEUS EN COMMANDO
ROUND 34
DEUS EN COMMANDO
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 34
DEUS EN COMMANDO
ROUND 34
DEUS EN COMMANDO
Attendance at Mitsuzawa last night for Yokohama FC 0-2 Hiroshima in the Levain Cup last night: 8, 641 (it might have been a Semi-Final, but it was the Levain Cup after all)!
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Attendance at Mitsuzawa last night for Yokohama FC 0-2 Hiroshima in the Levain Cup last night: 8, 641 (it might have been a Semi-Final, but it was the Levain Cup after all)!
2025 LEVAIN CUP
SEMI-FINAL
1ST LEG
DEUS EN COMANDO
SEMI-FINAL
1ST LEG
DEUS EN COMANDO
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
2025 LEVAIN CUP
SEMI-FINAL
1ST LEG
DEUS EN COMANDO
SEMI-FINAL
1ST LEG
DEUS EN COMANDO
Attendance at a bright & breezy Mitsuzawa this evening for Yokohama FC 1-0 Shonan in J1: a more-than-decent 12, 751 (including hordes of Shonan supporters in fine voice).
Really good atmosphere!
#JLeague
Really good atmosphere!
#JLeague
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Attendance at a bright & breezy Mitsuzawa this evening for Yokohama FC 1-0 Shonan in J1: a more-than-decent 12, 751 (including hordes of Shonan supporters in fine voice).
Really good atmosphere!
#JLeague
Really good atmosphere!
#JLeague
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 32
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 32
DEUS EN COMANDO
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 32
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 32
DEUS EN COMANDO
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 30
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 30
DEUS EN COMANDO
September 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 30
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 30
DEUS EN COMANDO
Attendance at Mitsuzawa last night for Yokohama FC 0-0 Tokyo Verdy in a crucial J1 6-pointer: a tail-end-of-the-summer-holidays 10, 512.
Amazing to see how many supporters Verdy have added in the last 5-6 seasons - great work by their PR staff. #JLeague
Amazing to see how many supporters Verdy have added in the last 5-6 seasons - great work by their PR staff. #JLeague
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Attendance at Mitsuzawa last night for Yokohama FC 0-0 Tokyo Verdy in a crucial J1 6-pointer: a tail-end-of-the-summer-holidays 10, 512.
Amazing to see how many supporters Verdy have added in the last 5-6 seasons - great work by their PR staff. #JLeague
Amazing to see how many supporters Verdy have added in the last 5-6 seasons - great work by their PR staff. #JLeague
Full-time at Mitsuzawa, & a pretty underwhelming spectacle has finished Yokohama FC 0-0 Tokyo Verdy.
Pretty much the only talking point was a very harsh-looking red card for Solomon Sakuragawa right at the death.
This was a match that we really needed to win, but we just couldn’t get it done.
Pretty much the only talking point was a very harsh-looking red card for Solomon Sakuragawa right at the death.
This was a match that we really needed to win, but we just couldn’t get it done.
August 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Full-time at Mitsuzawa, & a pretty underwhelming spectacle has finished Yokohama FC 0-0 Tokyo Verdy.
Pretty much the only talking point was a very harsh-looking red card for Solomon Sakuragawa right at the death.
This was a match that we really needed to win, but we just couldn’t get it done.
Pretty much the only talking point was a very harsh-looking red card for Solomon Sakuragawa right at the death.
This was a match that we really needed to win, but we just couldn’t get it done.
We finished off our Osaka trip with a visit to the Kaiyukan (the biggest aquarium in Japan, I think?).
Really impressive exhibition, leaving aside the dubious ethics of keeping dolphins & whale sharks in captivity.
Worth a visit if you’re in the vicinity!
Really impressive exhibition, leaving aside the dubious ethics of keeping dolphins & whale sharks in captivity.
Worth a visit if you’re in the vicinity!
August 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We finished off our Osaka trip with a visit to the Kaiyukan (the biggest aquarium in Japan, I think?).
Really impressive exhibition, leaving aside the dubious ethics of keeping dolphins & whale sharks in captivity.
Worth a visit if you’re in the vicinity!
Really impressive exhibition, leaving aside the dubious ethics of keeping dolphins & whale sharks in captivity.
Worth a visit if you’re in the vicinity!
Attendance at a sweltering Panasonic Stadium in Suita tonight for Gamba Osaka 3-2 Yokohama FC in J1: a raucous 27, 994.
Brilliant atmosphere from all involved!
What a superb place to watch a game of football (even if your team is determined to give away the points cheaply).
Brilliant atmosphere from all involved!
What a superb place to watch a game of football (even if your team is determined to give away the points cheaply).
August 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Attendance at a sweltering Panasonic Stadium in Suita tonight for Gamba Osaka 3-2 Yokohama FC in J1: a raucous 27, 994.
Brilliant atmosphere from all involved!
What a superb place to watch a game of football (even if your team is determined to give away the points cheaply).
Brilliant atmosphere from all involved!
What a superb place to watch a game of football (even if your team is determined to give away the points cheaply).
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 27
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 27
DEUS EN COMANDO
August 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 27
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 27
DEUS EN COMANDO
My review of 5 hours at EXPO 2025 last night: nice atmosphere, interesting architecture, & lines for buses etc. weren’t too bad.
On the flip side, food was hideously overpriced & there wasn’t much to do after about 20:00.
Not really suitable for preteen kids IMO (my son was bored immediately)!
On the flip side, food was hideously overpriced & there wasn’t much to do after about 20:00.
Not really suitable for preteen kids IMO (my son was bored immediately)!
August 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My review of 5 hours at EXPO 2025 last night: nice atmosphere, interesting architecture, & lines for buses etc. weren’t too bad.
On the flip side, food was hideously overpriced & there wasn’t much to do after about 20:00.
Not really suitable for preteen kids IMO (my son was bored immediately)!
On the flip side, food was hideously overpriced & there wasn’t much to do after about 20:00.
Not really suitable for preteen kids IMO (my son was bored immediately)!
On the way to Kansai for a mini break!
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
On the way to Kansai for a mini break!
Attendance at Mitsuzawa tonight for Yokohama FC 1-2 Urawa in J1: a close-to-capacity 13, 048 (swelled by the usual noisy hordes from Saitama). #JLeague
August 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Attendance at Mitsuzawa tonight for Yokohama FC 1-2 Urawa in J1: a close-to-capacity 13, 048 (swelled by the usual noisy hordes from Saitama). #JLeague
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 25
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 25
DEUS EN COMANDO
August 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
2025 MEIJI YASUDA J1 LEAGUE
ROUND 25
DEUS EN COMANDO
ROUND 25
DEUS EN COMANDO
#JLeague nerd report from Mito: a smattering of Kashima Antlers biscuits in the souvenir shop at the station, & no real evidence that Mito Hollyhock actually exists apart from this very nice mural inside the adjacent department store.
August 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#JLeague nerd report from Mito: a smattering of Kashima Antlers biscuits in the souvenir shop at the station, & no real evidence that Mito Hollyhock actually exists apart from this very nice mural inside the adjacent department store.
Heading to Mito this morning, but sadly it’s not football-related… strictly business this time!
August 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Heading to Mito this morning, but sadly it’s not football-related… strictly business this time!
FRIENDLY MATCH
2025.07.25
DEUS EN COMANDO
2025.07.25
DEUS EN COMANDO
July 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
FRIENDLY MATCH
2025.07.25
DEUS EN COMANDO
2025.07.25
DEUS EN COMANDO
Attendance at a sold-out Nihondaira tonight for Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 Yokohama FC in J1: a pretty raucous 18, 012.
The half-time fireworks (& the fireworks during the 2nd half) were a highlight, along with some decent stadium food.
Let’s not mention the match itself. #JLeague
The half-time fireworks (& the fireworks during the 2nd half) were a highlight, along with some decent stadium food.
Let’s not mention the match itself. #JLeague
July 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Attendance at a sold-out Nihondaira tonight for Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 Yokohama FC in J1: a pretty raucous 18, 012.
The half-time fireworks (& the fireworks during the 2nd half) were a highlight, along with some decent stadium food.
Let’s not mention the match itself. #JLeague
The half-time fireworks (& the fireworks during the 2nd half) were a highlight, along with some decent stadium food.
Let’s not mention the match itself. #JLeague