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The rise and stall of Kawasaki Frontale

Chris Nee reports on a Japanese club eager to get back on the glory trail…

Chris Nee reports on a Japanese club eager to get back on the glory trail...

Good times: Jubilant Kawasaki Frontale celebrate winning the league in 2021

THE J1 League title race wasn’t much of a spectacle in 2024. Wealthy upstarts Machida Zelvia fell away in their first season in Japan’s top division.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima reeled them in before tripping themselves up with four losses in the last five games. In the end, reigning champions Vissel Kobe were top of the pile again.
Kawasaki Frontale were on the outside looking in with envy, a position to which they’ve quickly become accustomed....

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