KOBE, Japan--Andres Iniesta said goodbye to Japanese soccer on Saturday with his first league start of the season as title-chasing Vissel Kobe had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Consadole ...

KOBE--Andres Iniesta, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, and four Champions League titles and nine La Liga championships with Barcelona, is leaving Japanese club Vissel Kobe. Iniesta ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Tom Sanderson is a Barcelona-based writer who covers Spanish football. Andres Iniesta has been blocked from playing for FC Barcelona this ...

"I think it was a great game for the Japanese fans," said Iniesta, who played in Japan for five years after leaving Barcelona in 2018. "If they went home satisfied then I'm very happy." Iniesta ...

"I think it was a great game for the Japanese fans," said Iniesta, who played in Japan for five years after leaving Barcelona in 2018. "If they went home satisfied then I'm very happy." Iniesta lined ...

"Hello, everyone, and thank you," Iniesta said post-match in Japanese before switching to Spanish. "I'm really happy to have come back to Japan, a special place where I have spent so many years." ...

“I think it was a great game for the Japanese fans,” said Iniesta, who played in Japan for five years after leaving Barcelona in 2018. “If they went home satisfied then I’m very happy.

“I think it was a great game for the Japanese fans,” said Iniesta, who played in Japan for five years after leaving Barcelona in 2018. “If they went home satisfied then I’m very happy.

Iniesta, who retired this season at the age ... Barcelona’s Legends team will take advantage of their time in Japan to engage with their global fanbase. They are scheduled to play a friendly ...

For five years, soccer superstar Andres Iniesta lived in Kobe while playing for the local team, Vissel Kobe. Explore the city of Kobe and meet the people he came to love during his time here.

Iniesta’s arrival was a game-changer for the Japanese football scene, and for Furuhashi personally. Still pinching himself at the chance to play alongside such an iconic figure, it was thanks to ...

This legendary match will happen in Japan on December 15th. The game will be a grand tribute to Andrés Iniesta’s career. He’ll be putting on the Barça jersey again for the first time in six ...