Episode 632 - J1 Matchday 1

The new J1 season kicked off with a bang over the weekend, and Jonny and Ben were joined by Dan Orlowitz to chat about the record-breaking season opener at the National Stadium on Friday night between Yokohama F.Marinos and Kashima (to 19:30), and Machida's dominant away win over 10 man FC Tokyo on Saturday night (from 19:30 to 31:30). In Part 2 we begin our review of the other eight games with Gamba Osaka's thrilling win over 10 man Urawa, and move through the rest of the results (from 31:30 to 1:13:40), before looking ahead to the quirky Matchday 2 fixture list (to 1:19:20). Then, in a special Part 3, Dan brings us his recollections of working at the 2026 World Cup in his home city of Philadelphia (from 1:19:20 to end).