Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? Plus: UK prime ministers’ football allegiances, top-flight W teams in England and united Uniteds The Guardian - UK · Jul 29
59-year-old Japan legend scores ahead of his 42nd professional season The Japanese legend began his professional career in 1986 FourFourTwo · Jul 28
World's oldest professional football player signs for one more season Japan's Kazuyoshi "King Kazu" Miura, who turns 59 in February, joined third-division Fukushima United on loan from Yokohama FC. Euronews · Dec 31, 2025
World’s oldest professional footballer, 58, signs new deal ahead of 41st season Kazuyoshi Miura, known as ‘King Kazu’, started his career at Brazilian club Santos back in 1986 The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
‘He showed his backside to the nation’: Football's ultimate journeyman has retired After three decades and more than 50 transfers, 46-year-old striker finally hangs up his boots FourFourTwo · Jun 5, 2025
Oldest Soccer Players Past & Present From record-breaking legends to current veterans defying age, discover the oldest soccer players in history and those still playing today. Sports Illustrated · Apr 18, 2025
Japanese Soccer Legend Kazuyoshi Miura Celebrates 40Th Season Kazuyoshi Miura, 'King Kazu,' celebrates 58th birthday and gears up for his 40th season in professional soccer, inspiring fans and athletes with his enduri... Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Japanese forward 'King Kazu' turns 58 and prepares for his 40th season in professional soccer Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura has turned 58 The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
All the sports stars retiring in 2025, those weighing up their options, and those playing on Geraint Thomas says 2025 will be his last year in the UCI pro peloton Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025
Football's ultimate journeymen These players certainly got about over the course of their careers! FourFourTwo · Dec 8, 2024
What is the latest meeting between two football teams with perfect records? Plus: the biggest age difference between scorers, swift strikes, more tattoos and generational international talent The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024
Chelsea to sack Enzo Maresca and Jack Grealish to shine: FourFourTwo's 2024/25 predictions for the Premier League The Premier League season is underway - but what will happen? We ask our team of experts to give their boldest predictions FourFourTwo · Aug 17, 2024
Saipan, placid island setting for Assange's last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024
World's oldest ever professional footballer Kazuyoshi Miura to play on age 57 after transfer move Kazuyoshi Miura has been a professional footballer since 1986 FourFourTwo · Jun 25, 2024
FourFourTwo · Feb 20, 2024 The best players never to play at the World Cup Some of the game's very best never got to grace its greatest stage
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The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023 Oldest pro soccer player Miura not ready to retire, set to play again in Portugal Kazuyoshi Miura, 56, defies age and signs new loan deal in Portugal. Former Japan national team forward has played in Brazil, Italy, Croatia and Australia, scoring 55 goals in 89 games.
FourFourTwo · Apr 23, 2023 Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura makes Oliveirense debut at 56 years old The forward, who is on loan from Yokohama FC, came on in the 90th minute against Academico de Viseu on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023 King Kazu’s astonishing longevity and a new move to Portugal In today’s Football Daily: Kazuyoshi Miura, Jedi tricks and more
Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023 Japanese football legend joins Portuguese second tier club weeks before his 56th birthday Kazuyoshi Miura is the world's oldest active professional footballer and has signed for a new club - 37 years after the Japanese hero first played for Brazilian side Santos
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 25, 2022 Kazu returns to Qatar for first time since 'Agony of Doha' Japanese soccer legend Kazuyoshi Miura was among the spectators in the stadium during Japan's stunning victory over Germany at the World Cup on Wednesday -- his first time back in Qatar since playing in the 1993 game known in Japan as the "Agony of Doha."
Bangkok Post · Oct 12, 2022 Pathum desperate for victory BG Pathum United need a win when they host lowly Police Tero on Wednesday to put their Thai League 1 campaign back on track.