Shinji Kagawa

Shinji Kagawa bags brace on debut for Besiktas against Antalyaspor, scores first within 20 seconds of coming on

Kagawa, who signed for Besiktas on loan from the Bundesliga leaders until the end of the season, came off the bench in the 81st minute with his team leading 4-1 against Antalyaspor on Sunday

Bundesliga: Shinji Kagawa leaves Borussia Dortmund to join Turkish side Besiktas on loan for rest of the season

Borussia Dortmund's Japanese international midfielder Shinji Kagawa on Thursday joined Besiktas on loan for the rest of the season, the Turkish club said.

Premier League: Arsenal's head of recruitment Sven Mislintat to leave club in February under 14 months into term

Arsenal announced on Monday that head of recruitment Sven Mislintat would be leaving the Premier League club next month.

Bundesliga: Chelsea target Christian Pulisic not for sale in January transfer window, says Borussia Dortmund director Michael Zorc

Dortmund coach Lucien Favre prefers Jadon Sancho on the right wing, leaving Christian Pulisic to start just four of Dortmund's 14 Bundesliga games so far this season.

AFC Asian Cup 2019: Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa dropped as coach Hajime Moriyasu goes with young squad

Japan dropped former Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa from the Blue Samurai's bid to reclaim the Asian Cup, opting instead for a squad filled with young Europe-based talents.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium need to fortify their midfield before Brazil quarter-final

As entertaining as the match against Japan was, the fact still remains that Belgium struggled against a lower-ranked team, and coach Roberto Martinez will have a lot of thinking (and tinkering) to do prior to the big quarter-final clash against Brazil.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Yuya Osako heads Japan to historic win over 10-man Colombia in Group H opener

Osako's 73rd-minute winner meant the Japanese avenged their 4-1 mauling in the group stages of Brazil 2014 as Colombia played with a man down for 86 minutes in Saransk.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan beat Paraguay to end woeful run; Robert Lewandowski shines for Poland in warm-up match

Japan claimed their first victory of the year on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Paraguay 4-2 and boost sagging morale a week before their opening World Cup Group H match against Colombia.

Bundesliga: Marco Reus set to miss Borussia Dortmund's clash with Bayern Munich due to injury

Reus had been in great form for Dortmund with three goals in five league games since mid-February after nine months sidelined by torn knee ligaments.

Bundesliga: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang still has a future at Borussia Dortmund, says club director Micheal Zorc

Borussia Dortmund insisted that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a future at the club, even though he was left out of the squad for Friday's 1-1 Bundesliga draw at Hertha Berlin.