Keisuke Honda hints at Melbourne Victory exit as he looks forward to the 2020 Olympics.
Sydney FC are headed to the A-League final in Perth after beating Melbourne Victory 6-1.
Perth goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved four penalties and even scored one as Glory edged out Adelaide United to advance to the A-League grand final.
Keisuke Honda is hunting his next “great opportunity” as he seeks to keep his football career alive to the Tokyo Olympics next year.
Honda’s A-League career was cut one game shorter than hoped last Sunday night as Melbourne Victory’s season was brutally ended by Sydney FC.
The 32-year-old has one match remaining for Victory; a inconsequential AFC Champions League tie against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Wednesday night.
The match will conjure sad pictures of what might have been this season for both Victory…
Brisbane Roar ended their five game losing streak after they came back twice to earn a point against the Newcastle Jets at the McDonald Jones stadium.
Melbourne City moved to fourth on the A-League ladder with a 2-0 win over WS Wanderers outfit Inspired by veteran goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic
Perth Gory will end 2018 atop the A-League, but they were delayed by 45 minutes in their win over Central Coast.
Tomislav Mrcela’s tumble into the net broke the goalpost as the Central Coast Mariners hosted Perth Glory.
Melbourne Victory’s championship defence has been dealt a major blow after star Keisuke Honda was ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury.
The club announced on Thursday scans this week revealed the Japan international has a strained right hamstring due to issues with his lower back.
Honda was a late withdrawal for the past two weeks but after consulting specialists returned to training on Monday in a bid to face Western Sydney this Saturday.
The club said the 32-year-old suffered a fresh…
Melbourne continue their winning run with a 2-0 win over ladder-rivals Adelaide United.
Melbourne Victory’s Kosta Barbarouses believes James Troisi and Terry Antonis have the form to push for Asian Cup selection.
Melbourne Victory star Keisuke Honda speaks on the challenge of playing for the side and managing the Cambodian national team.
Melbourne Victory internationals Natasha Dowie and Keisuke Honda have been rewarded by their peers for fast starts to the season, named as PFA players of the month.
English striker Dowie, 30, scored four times in November to help Victory to the top of the W-League table after six rounds.
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She was voted the league’s best player ahead of Matildas Sam Kerr, of Perth Glory, and teammates Emily Gielnik and Laura Alleway.
Dowie said she felt a special connection among her Victory teammates which had propelled…
It was a one-sided show at Marvel Stadium as the Melbourne Victory put on a dominating display to defeat the Western Sydney Wanderers 4-
Melbourne Victory midfielder Leigh Broxham tries to compare last season’s start to this season and feels they are much stronger this time around.
Carl Valeri thinks Keisuke Honda the best player to have graced the A-League, saying as much after the Japanese star’s masterclass in Melbourne Victory’s 4-0 defeat of Western Sydney on Saturday night.
Teammate and goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas isn’t sure, he’d just prefer to watch and learn from Honda’s work rate.
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“His career before speaks for itself,” he said. “I will give you one example. It was maybe the third or fourth round in, he came to me maybe two days after a game and said: ‘Lawrence,…
Melbourne Victory’s Carl Valeri says he is pleased to see the midfield partnership of Keisuke Honda and Terry Antonis bearing fruit.
Malaysia’s hopes of kicking off their 2018 AFF Cup campaign with a win over Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Thursday have been boosted by confirmation that the hosts will be without mentor Keisuke Honda.
The Japanese star was appointed in August to become general manager of the Angkor Warriors but took on the role of acting head coach in September’s friendly against Malaysia that ended in a 3-1 defeat.
With Honda busy on Sunday playing for Melbourne Victory against Central Coast Mariners in the Australian…
Melbourne City overcame local rivals Melbourne Victory after a contentious first half penalty was awarded through VAR.
Keisuke Honda cannot wait to play in his first Melbourne derby match as the Victory kick-start their A-League campaign.
Japanese international Keisuke Honda has landed in the A-League with a serious splash, both on and off the field.
The Melbourne Victory marquee, lured to Australia with the powerhouse club’s biggest-ever salary, netted the opener in the derby on Saturday night.
But his influence on the contest began well before kick-off.
Victory’s membership levels have ballooned off the back of his signing — already sitting above 24,000 — which will see the club break its all-time record this season.
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Keisuke Honda has called for an overhaul of the coaching license pathway into management, advocating a written test for potential new coaches.
Former Japan star Honda, 32, took over coaching duties with Cambodia after retiring from international…
Kevin Muscat has been impressed with Keisuke Honda since arriving at Melbourne Victory.
Kevin Muscat isn’t taking anything for granted ahead of Melbourne Victory’s FFA Cup clash with APIA Leichhardt.
Kevin Muscat hopes everyone can get over the Usain Bolt hype as he gets ready for his trial for the Central Coast Mariners.
Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat admits he had to be honest when signing Keisuke Honda and feels he can help the club to realise their ambitions.
Keisuke Honda appears unlikely to be risked in Melbourne Victory’s FFA Cup clash on Tuesday night with coach Kevin Muscat set to take a cautious approach with the Japanese superstar.
Honda was unveiled as the club’s marquee signing last week and has begun training with his new teammates but Muscat is wary of blooding him too soon given the A-League season is still two months away.
Muscat didn’t rule out a cameo appearance from the 32-year-old against NSW NPL outfit APIA Leichhardt but did say none…
Victory Chairman Anthony Di Pietro believes signing Keisuke Honda will open the door to greater Asian partnerships.
The A-League’s biggest drawcard, Keisuke Honda, has picked up another job as general manager of Cambodia’s national team.
However, Melbourne Victory were quick to assure fans that their star signing would not miss A-League matches, being available to Cambodia only when the competition paused for FIFA-sanctioned international dates.
Set to arrive in Melbourne during the week, Honda was unveiled in his new role at a media conference in Phnom Penh on Sunday.
The Japan World Cup star was reportedly…