Vissel Kobe – Football Scout

Torres’ career ends with loss to Iniesta’s Vissel

Fernando Torres shares emotional tributes from Steven Gerrard, Iniesta and David Villa after he played his final match.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard pays tribute to former teammate Fernando Torres as he now enters retirement.

Ahead of his final appearance, Fernando Torres feels his career went better than he could’ve ever imagined.
Spain’s World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres ended a glittering 18-year career on Friday with his final match for J-League club Sagan Tosu.
Torres, 35, hung up his boots following a 6-1 defeat by a Vissel Kobe side featuring former Spain teammates Andres Iniesta and David Villa.
After the game at a packed Ekimae Real Estate Stadium, Torres, who also played for his boyhood club Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan, received a video tribute from former Anfield teammate Steven Gerrard.
“Congratulations…

Torres’ career ends with loss to Iniesta’s Vissel

Fernando Torres shares emotional tributes from Steven Gerrard, Iniesta and David Villa after he played his final match.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard pays tribute to former teammate Fernando Torres as he now enters retirement.

Fernando Torres ‘became emotional’ after Gerrard message

Fernando Torres shares emotional tributes from Steven Gerrard, Iniesta and David Villa after he played his final match.

Iniesta’s perfect pass leads to J-League wonder goal

Andres Iniesta’s Vissel Kobe score a beautiful team goal in their 6-1 demolition of Sagan Tosu.

Perez brace enough to lead Barcelona past Kobe

Carlos Perez’s second-half double led Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over a Vissel Kobe side that included Andres Iniesta and David Villa.

Perez doubles Barca’s lead

2019 Rakuten Cup: Carlos Perez (86′) Vissel Kobe 0-2 Barcelona.

Perez breaks the deadlock for Barcelona

2019 Rakuten Cup: Carlos Perez (59′) Vissel Kobe 0-1 Barcelona.

Iniesta sets up Podolski for first goal of the season

Lukas Podolski is off the mark in the J League this season, after netting the opener for Vissel Kobe against Shimizu S-Pulse.

Samper confirms Barcelona departure after 18 years, joins Vissel Kobe

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BARCELONA, Spain — Sergi Samper has confirmed that he will sign for Japanese club Vissel Kobe after his Barcelona contract was cancelled, ending an 18-year stay.
Samper, who made one Barca appearance this season, said his desire to play regular football again was the main reason behind his decision to move to Japan at the age of 24.
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The midfielder said former Barca captain Andres Iniesta, who signed for Vissel Kobe last summer, had played a key role in convincing him to join the J-League club.
“I…

Barcelona legend Iniesta: I struggled to adapt after joining Vissel Kobe

Andres Iniesta played a picture-perfect pass for Lukas Podolski to slam home in Vissel Kobe’s J-League victory over Nagoya.

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Andres Iniesta has said he and his family struggled to adapt after swapping Barcelona for Vissel Kobe but they are finally beginning to feel settled in Japan.
Iniesta, 34, left Spain for the Japanese side after last summer’s World Cup and said it has been difficult to get used to the cultural differences between the two countries.
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“I have to confess that the adaption process has not been easy during my first six months in Japan, in sporting and in family terms,” he wrote in Esquire ahead of…

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