Sports Minutes: How and why did it all go wrong for Kazuaki Yoshinaga at Albirex Niigata?

For years, Japanese coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga was synonymous with an all-conquering Albirex Niigata, delivering 4 league titles, 2 Singapore Cups, 1 League Cup, 3 Community Shields in his two stints as head coach at the club. But following a poor start to the 2024/25 season, the defending champions announced on July 13 that they have parted ways with the four-time Coach of the Year by mutual consent. Why and how did it amount to this, and what now for the White Swans? Deepanraj Ganesan, sports reporter with The Straits Times, weighs in. READ MORE:https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/albirex-niigata-part-ways-with-spl-winning-coach-kazuaki-yoshinaga Got a story to tell? Get in touch with [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.