Shinji Kagawa, who joined Dortmund in 2010, will spend the rest of the season on loan at Besiktas.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa has joined Turkey’s Besiktas on loan until the end of the season, the Bundesliga leaders said on Thursday.
A Bundesliga winner with Dortmund in 2011 and 2012, the 29-year-old Japan international was originally signed for €350,000 from Cerezo Osaka in Japan’s second division in 2010.
He had a two-year spell at Manchester United from 2012-14 before returning to the Ruhr valley club.
He has struggled to secure playing time under coach Lucien Favre this…
Japan booked their place in the final of the Asian Cup with a 3-0 semi-final win over Iran.
Qatar cruise to the AFC Asian Cup final for the first time with a comfortable 4-0 win over the United Arab Emirates.
The last time Borussia Dor…
Christian Pulisic talks about transitioning to life in Germany at a young age, playing with some of Europe’s best players and Dortmund’s chances of winning the Europa League.
Amid reported interest from the Premier League, Brian McBride and Mark Donaldson revisit Christian Pulisic’s future and discuss whether he should remain with Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic is glad that the media speculation around Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is over and that the club can now focus on improving their form.
Shinji Kagawa is set to miss Borussia Dortmund’s Europa League clash with Atalanta after sustaining a foot injury, but head coach Peter Stoger remains confident of making it past the Serie A club.
Japan international Kagawa picked up the injury during the second half of Dortmund’s 2-0 Bundesliga win over Hamburg on Saturday.
“We’re waiting for the final diagnosis for Kagawa. It didn’t look too good, but [it is] still too soon to say whether he is out for Thursday,” Stoger told reporters at Dortmund’s…
Christian Pulisic talks about transitioning to life in Germany at a young age, playing with some of Europe’s best players and Dortmund’s chances of winning the Europa League.
DORTMUND, Germany — Long gone are the days, in which Shinji Kagawa was filmed by a Japanese camera team in Dortmund’s shopping street, slurping a coffee at the gelateria “Dolce Vita” and flicking through a football magazine, where he was depicted as the best player of the German Bundesliga on its front page.
The then-21-year-old had conquered the German top flight in a storm after joining the Westfalenstadion from second-division side Cerezo Osaka for the negligible fee of €350,000 in the…
Borussia Dortmund picked up their first win of 2018 on Friday night, beating last-placed but in-form Cologne 3-2. Chelsea loanee Michy Batshuayi starred in a leading role in his first game for the Black and Yellows with two goals and one assist….
Japan’s Vahid Halilhodzic has been experimenting with new players and combinations ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
It was striking in November’s friendlies against Brazil and Belgium that coach Vahid Halilhodzic decided to drop Shinji Okazaki, Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda from the Japan squad.
But in a World Cup year, Japanese fans will be hoping that the superstar trio returns for the next international action in March, just three months before their opening Group H match in Russia.
Here are five Japan football wishes for 2018.
1. Make peace with the big three
Halilhodzic chose to go into November internationals…
Watch as Christian Pulisic’s magical first touch and finish secured a dramatic win for Borussia Dortmund over Hoffenheim.
Hundreds of litres of beer erupted from the Yellow Wall at the Westfalenstadion as Christian Pulisic scored the 2-1 winner in the 89th minute against Hoffenheim. The 19-year-old was played in on goal by Shinji Kagawa and used the bounce of the ball to chip the keeper with his right foot and to finish with the left in one silky, free-flowing move.
Borussia Dortmund secured their second consecutive win since the appointment of Peter Stoger on Saturday night, cutting down the margin to second-placed…
Cristiano Ronaldo set another UCL record, but it was Lucas Vazquez who netted the game winner in Real Madrid’s 3-2 win over Dortmund.
The 73,323 spectators at the Bernabeu became witness to something historic on Wednesday, as Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Champions League. The German club completed a historically poor group stage, becoming the first team to ever qualify for the Europe League by finishing third in their Champions League group with a meagre two points.
After 12 minutes it looked as though the Black and Yellows were in for a beating. Borja Mayoral scored the opener against passive Dortmund in…
P.J. Roberts makes his picks for the International Player of 2017 and Men’s Player of 2017 honours at the AFC Annual Awards.
Aaron Mooy, Son Heung-Min and Shinji Kagawa are finalists in the 2017 AFC Asian International Player of the Year Award, which will be announced in Wednesday night’s ceremony in Bangkok.
The trio are headed to next year’s World Cup with their respective nations, but who is most deserving for the prize that rewards the best Asian performer, beyond AFC competitions?
We weigh up the pros and cons of each finalist.
Shinji Kagawa
Pros:
The midfielder may not quite have hit the heights of his pre-Manchester…
As Keisuke Honda’s dream move at AC Milan came to an end, questions arise whether or not Pachuca is a good fit.
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss their early impressions of Lukas Podolski at Japanese side, Vissel Kobe.
Japan qualified for their sixth straight World Cup following their 2-0 win over Australia.
Shinji Kagawa has admitted that he is in the dark over why he overlooked for Japan’s upcoming internationals against Brazil and Belgium, but the Borussia Dortmund midfielder has vowed to secure his place in the 2018 World Cup squad.
Coach Vahid Halilhodzic omitted Kagawa, along with Leicester City’s Shinji Okazaki and ex-AC Milan attacker Keisuke Honda, now with Pachuca in Mexico.
Halilhodzic was appointed in 2015, and clinched a place for Russia 2018 in August. He told Tokyo media when announcing…