昨シーズンのJリーグと天皇杯を制覇した川崎フロンターレ。チームを18年間支えた中村憲剛選手の引退セレモニーと、優勝報告会が等々力陸上競技場で行われた。セレモニーには中村憲剛にゆかりのある錚々たる面々が登場。労いの言葉と次の人生へのエールを送った。

新型コロナウイルス感染症の影響で延期されていた「YBCルヴァンカップ」の決勝が1月4日に新国立競技場で開催される。今年は柏レイソルとFC東京が対戦する今大会。決戦を前に1999年に柏レイソルのナビスコカップ（当時）初優勝メンバーでもある長谷川太郎さんに、当時の思い出や試合の見どころをお伺いした。

来年への延期が決まった東京オリンピック・パラリンピックの競技種目、パラカヌーを題材にした映画「水上のフライト」が公開中だ。東京国際映画祭では先行上映会と舞台挨拶が行われ、主演の中条あやみらが作品への想いを語った。

大宮アルディージャ、京都サンガ、ガイナーレ鳥取でプレーしてきた片岡洋介さん。カップ戦含めJリーグで通算300試合以上出場したレジェンドだ。引退した理由や現在の活動について詳しく聞かせて頂いた。

複数の海外のチームで戦ってきたビーチサッカー選手がいる。所属したチームはイタリアの名門インテルなど名だたる強豪だ。その男が自らビーチサッカーチームを沖縄に立ち上げた。理由など諸々聞かせて頂いた。

女子スキージャンプの高梨沙羅選手とフィギュアスケートのアリーナ・ザギトワ選手、そして彼女の愛犬である秋田犬のマサルが、寝具メーカーの「エアウィーヴ」のイベントに登場。同社との契約更新の調印式と記者会見を行った。

There are many senior players nationwide who are serious about playing soccer while maintaining a balance between work and home even when they grow up. Their goal is to participate in the "All Japan O-40 Soccer Tournament" in which only 16 teams that have won the regional qualifiers can participate. In order to further excite senior soccer, three men moved, saying, "I would like to hold a similar tournament for the players who could not participate!" The national senior soccer "back championship" will be held. We talked to Shunsuke Watanabe, who served as an advisor for this tournament and had previously appeared in KING GEAR.

「表裏一体」という言葉がある。“物事には必ずオモテとウラがあり、それらは切っても切り離すことができない関係にある”ということ言い表すときに使う言葉だ。 筆者はこれまでに、何度か「ウラ」をテーマに取材を行ってきた。例えば、フェンシング協会会長・太田雄貴氏を取材し、その取り組みを賞賛しながら、現在の保守的なスポーツ界を風刺したり、戸田和幸氏の「URA KAISETSU（現在はSHIN KAISETSUに変更されている）」の先見性を紹介しながら、テレビ業界のいびつな構造に触れたりしてきた。これらの取材はいずれも、ウラを探りながらオモテで起きている現象を解き明かそうとするチャレンジでもあった。 そして今回、またそんなチャレンジをしたいと思わせてくれた男がいる。Jリーグ・ツエーゲン金沢で初代GMを務め、現在は「シニアサッカー“裏”選手権」のプロデューサーを務める中村篤次郎氏だ。彼はいまも真剣にサッカーに取り組むシニアフットボーラーでもある。

Kanagawa Future Dreams, who joined the route-in BC league of the professional baseball independent league from this season, played against Shinano Grandserows in the playoffs held on October 27 and won 1-0. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the opening has been postponed for about two months from the original schedule. It was a season of unattended games, but it ended with the best form of raising Takanori Suzuki in front of the fans.

ヤクルトや中日などで活躍した元プロ野球選手、川崎憲次郎さんと乾杯が出来るイベント「居酒屋 憲次郎」が、東京世田谷区の「westside café」で開催された。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響もありオンラインでの開催が続いていたが、第7回目は初めて実際に参加者を迎えたイベント形式で開催された。

全くの未経験の業界出身ながらスポーツブランドである「スタイルボーノ」を立ち上げた本田正宣さん。なぜ立ち上げ、どのような特徴があるブランドなのか話を聞かせて頂いた。

2020年10月25日、元総合格闘家の大山峻護さんと、大山さんの妻で元アイドルの桜華純子さんは、障がいのある子どもやその親御さんとアスリートを繋ぐイベント「出会いの日」を開催した。7月19日に続いて2回目の開催となった今回も、20名ものアスリートが集結。障がいを持つ子どもとその保護者、そしてこの活動に賛同した20名のファシリテーターらとともに、約1時間半のオンラインイベントを楽しんだ。

ルートインBCリーグのドラフト候補が、９月30日、ヤクルト戸田球場に集結した。 例年ならば何度か行われるはずの、BCリーグ選抜とNPB二軍との交流戦。それは実質NPBスカウトにアピールするショーケースの場だ。 コロナ禍により開幕さえ危ぶまれた今年のBCリーグ。例年の70試合を60試合に減らし、極力移動を避けてリーグ戦を組んだ中、１試合だけ、交流試合をついに行うことが出来た。

Due to the influence of Corona, many players playing overseas are returning to Japan. We asked four players who had played in Tasmania, Sweden, Bolivia, and Croatia until recently to tell us about their "local situation, current activities, and feelings."

The guest appeared at the "Tokyo Olympics" scheduled to be held next year ahead of the "Japan Championships in Athletics", which will be the highlight of this season, which is approaching a few days later (October 1st to 3rd). Yoshihide Kiryu (Nippon Life) and Asuka Terada (Pasona Group), who are expected to receive medals. It was a hot dialogue between the two Japanese record holders.

As more and more people spend their time at home due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the "EJS Wellness Project" is a program based on fitness, ballet, and yoga movements to help you maintain a correct posture and lead a healthy life. (Sponsored by General Incorporated Association EU JAPAN SPORTS) has started anew. In July, a pre-event by three instructors will be held, and in the future, we plan to distribute videos online and develop events in consideration of the social situation.

監督に鈴木尚典氏、GMに山下大輔氏、球団アドバイザー兼任コーチの荒波翔氏という豪華首脳陣を迎えて、ルートインBCリーグに今シーズンから加入した神奈川フューチャードリームス。華々しいスタートを切るはずだった新球団は、コロナウイルスの影響によりファンとの交流が制限されるなかで異例の船出を強いられることとなった。体制発表からおよそ半年。ここまでの道のりを振り返る。

MIFA Football Park was born on August 8 in Tachikawa, following Toyosu and Sendai. Report the actual kicking of the ball in the latest environment and pitch.

"Athlete x Calligraphy" is a unique project that calls on the mentality of athletes and the individuality of athletes. The event, which has been held continuously since it started in May, has spread to various competitions and expanded its activities. This time, we will look back on the 4th to 6th patterns held in July.

A new stadium opens. On the same site as the MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, the former Seibu Second Stadium for the second army has been reborn as the "CAR3219 Field". The surrounding facility is a "natural symbiotic ball park," with a total construction cost of 18 billion yen and is being completely renovated. The aging Wakashishi Dormitory and indoor practice area have already been demolished, and a new dormitory and the Lions Training Center, which has the largest indoor practice area of 12 teams, has appeared. On the site of the old facility, a new bull pen and a practice ground were added.

"J-WAVE NIHONMONO LOUNGE", a collaboration of FM radio station J-WAVE and former soccer representative from Japan Hidetoshi Nakata, has opened in the special open space in front of Takanawa Gateway Station, which was born as the 30th new station on the Yamanote Line. Here, you can enjoy 159 sakes carefully selected by Hidetoshi Nakata with a master sake master, menus from 16 popular restaurants, and Ebisu Beer, which celebrated its 130th anniversary this year.

Mizuno launched a number of new Spike products last month and this month. I will report the impression that I actually put on morelia zero and REBULA CUP and kicked the ball.

The sports business platform "HALF TIME" is a talk session for children and parents, "Bokura no Sports," in which legendary athletes such as Olympic athletes and former Japanese representatives talk about their dreams with children. Held online. The details and the HALF TIME conference that was held on June 30th and July 1st will be introduced.

A unique project has been realized that approaches the "mental" that is said to have a great influence on the performance of athletes. "Athlete x calligraphy" draws the words that athletes value in calligraphy and approaches the humanity of the athlete. On the official YouTube channel of the Japan Fencing Association, three videos have already been uploaded and are drawing attention. Interview with Mr. Yuhei Sato, who is the organizer of "Asssho", about the purpose of the project and how it started. We will also introduce the works drawn by the representatives of Fencing Japan.

In the United States, new coronavirus infections are increasing daily. Meanwhile, the Major League (MLB) started on July 23. It's an unusual season where all 60 games are played with irregular rules, with only confrontation between teams in the same district, but this year's challenges were even more difficult.