Kobe Beef - Season 9 Champions!

Hyogo Tajima-Ushi FC ended a marvelous and hard fought season 9 campaign as J-League champions for the 4th time in club history.  This was an especially sweet championship as this marks the first time that Hyogo overtook a Giant Robots squad at full strength, as well as overcoming the increased quality of most of the other franchises in the league.  Despite an early season injury to all-star F/M Ze' Marceniero, and a preponderance of red cards earned by star starters like Ronaldo Mendez, the Beef triumphed with a key victory over FC Fishstix in the second to last match, a match that ultimately decided the J-League.  Now the focus turns to season 10, where the Kobe Beek look to repeat as champions and hold off the advances of a field of ever increasing challengers.