{"id":298729,"date":"2023-11-25T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=298729"},"modified":"2023-11-25T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:25:09","slug":"former-man-utd-star-celebrates-vissel-kobe-title-after-one-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/former-man-utd-star-celebrates-vissel-kobe-title-after-one-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Man Utd star celebrates Vissel Kobe title after ONE appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Man United star joins in Vissel Kobe&#8217;s J1 title celebrations after making just ONE substitute appearance for the club since arriving in September<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The former United and Chelsea star has played just ten minutes since arriving<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kobe win first ever J1 League title with one game to spare after a 2-1 victory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Inside Postecoglou&#8217;s Tottenham: IAKO looks at culture and philosophy changes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Man United and Chelsea player has celebrated winning the J1 title with Japanese side\u00a0Vissel Kobe.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old left Galatasaray at the end of the 2020-21 season to join his new club after he lifted t<span>he Turkish Super Lig title back in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With an already glittering career filled with trophies, the J1 title is another to add to his name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, it turns out that Juan Mata has only made one substitute appearance for the title-winning side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Spaniard arrived in September and has so far only managed to play ten minutes this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/12\/78225219-0-image-a-2_1700916068754.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vissel Kobe players celebrate after winning their first ever J-League first division title\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/12\/78225223-0-image-m-5_1700916091027.jpg\" height=\"639\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Juan Mata joined in on the celebrations after his summer move from Turkish side Galatasaray<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><span>Kobe managed to win the title with one game to spare following a 2-1 win over Nagoya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mata, who was been given the No 64 shirt since his arrival, was an unused susbsitute.<\/p>\n<p>His one and only appearance came in a\u00a02-0 defeat against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in September.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his lack of playing time, Mata did not appear to be bothered as he got involved in the celebrations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the final whistle, Mata was seen running on the pitching and jumping up and down in joy.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12790131\/Former-Man-United-star-Vissel-Kobes-title-celebrations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man United star joins in Vissel Kobe&#8217;s J1 title celebrations after making just ONE substitute appearance for the club [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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