Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka in the last J League title race for some time
Ben Mabley: The J League is a wonderfully unpredictable league but, with attendances falling, the organisers have panicked and are introducing a two-stage season with play-offs next year
March 2009
Sportblog
AFC lays down the law as it grasps for Uefa's coat-tails
John Duerden: The Asian Champions League is set on shadowing, and one day catching, the giant to the west, as its 2009 competition begins
December 2008
Rooney sparks furious finale as United cruise past Asian champions
