The FC Tokyo Courier
Match20 Feb 2027
FC Tokyo cannot stop winning
5 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Market22 Feb 2027
FC Tokyo may not be able to give Marcelo Ryan what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Marcelo Ryan wants continental football; whether FC Tokyo can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at FC Tokyo
Kota Tawaratsumida was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Kein Sato has a hand in both — 7.92
One scored and one made, which is a different afternoon from scoring twice and an easier one to overlook. Marked 7.92, and involved in 2 of his side's goals.
Boardroom22 Feb 2027
Graduation day at FC Tokyo
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match20 Feb 2027
FC Tokyo get the job done against Shonan Bellmare
A 2‑1 win over Shonan Bellmare, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Kein Sato gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The terraces22 Feb 2027
FC Tokyo supporters have found a favourite in Kota Tawaratsumida
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Kota Tawaratsumida has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market22 Feb 2027
Omiya Ardija watching Kashif Bangnagande
The interest is real enough to have reached print. FC Tokyo have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
In brief
- Match FC Tokyo keep winning on the road
- Market One of our own: Daichi Mitoma joins the FC Tokyo first team
- Market Takehiro Ito steps up from the FC Tokyo academy