Gamba Osaka

SOCCER/ Asian Champions League moves into a new...
Head coach Marcello Lippi, center, of Chinas Guangzhou Evergrande listens to a question during a press conference for the AFC Champions League 2013 in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, southern China, on Feb. 25. (AP Photo)
SEOUL--The Asian Champions League is clearly maturing as a competition as it enters its second decade, with famous players, World Cup-winning coaches and increasingly glamorous ...
SOCCER/ Former Asian champions Gamba relegated in...
Gamba Osaka could lose playmaker Yasuhito Endo next season. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Perennial Japanese title challengers Gamba Osaka were relegated from the J-League's top flight for the first time after a 2-1 defeat at Jubilo Iwata on Dec. 1.
SOCCER/ Ulsan, F.C. Tokyo draw 2-2 in AFC Champions ...
Brazilian striker Maranhao scored in the last minute March 20 to give South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai a 2-2 draw against F.C. Tokyo in the AFC Champions League.
SOCCER/ Pohang Steelers open with 3-0 win at Gamba
Gamba Osaka players, left, are stunned by the second goal scored by the Pohang Steelers in the first half of an AFC Champions League opening match on March 6. (The Asahi Shimbun)
OSAKA -- Three-time continental champion Pohang Steelers opened the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage with a convincing 3-0 away win over 2008 winners Gamba Osaka on March...
SOCCER/ Gamba appoints Serrao as manager
J.League club Gamba Osaka appointed Jose Carlos Serrao as manager, the Osaka club announced Dec. 26.
SOCCER / Gamba gives up hiring Lopes as manager
Gamba Osaka announced Dec. 16 that it has abandoned its plan to hire former Japan international Wagner Lopes as its next manager because the Sao Paulo native does not meet...
SOCCER / Gamba Osaka to hire Wagner Lopes as manager
Wagner Lopes (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Former Japanese national team player Wagner Lopes will take over as manager of J.League club Gamba Osaka next season, according to a team official.
SOCCER/ Nishino to leave Gamba Osaka after 10 years ...
Gamba manager Akira Nishino (The Asahi Shimbun)
The manager with the most wins in J.League history will be out of a job at the end of the season.
SOCCER/ Usami rides Bayern bench, waits for chance
Takashi Usami (AP)
MUNICH -- German soccer powerhouse Bayern Munich has been piling up the victories this season while Takashi Usami has had one of the best seats in the house, riding the team...
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