Vissel Kobe forward Yoshinori Muto was named the J-League's most valuable player Tuesday after spurring his club to their second straight Japanese top-flight football championship. The 32-year-old ...

All of Kobe's high-profile overseas players have since departed and the club have found success through former Japan internationals such as Yoshinori Muto, once of Newcastle United. "All the ...

The core of the squad has remained the same under Yoshida, with former Japan internationals Yuya Osako, Yoshinori Muto, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Gotoku Sakai and Yosuke Ideguchi bringing a level of ...

Kobe grew into the game without testing the opposing goal in an evenly-matched first half, and took the lead after the break when Yuya Osako released Yoshinori Muto down the left and his low cross ...

Muto played just 727 minutes of Premier League football and scored one goal before being promptly shown the exit door at St James’ Park. Thankfully, he’s managed to get his career back on ...