The FC Tokyo Courier
Squad30 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at FC Tokyo
Shion Homma and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market30 Nov 2026
The Takahiro Ko story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Takahiro Ko signs something — a contract at FC Tokyo or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Motoki Nagakura has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Motoki Nagakura has written the date down.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Keita Yamashita asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Kyota Tokiwa has settled at FC Tokyo
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
The manager comes out for Masato Morishige
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Masato Morishige has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
In brief
- Squad Hirokazu Ishihara is the talk of the training ground
- Squad Hiroki Maeda is fit again
- Loan watch Decision time nears on Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa