Southampton halted their losing run but a goalless draw at Leicester does little for their Premier League survival hopes. Saints arrived at the King Power Stadium five points adrift of safety with five matches remaining, following four straight league defeats. It is not exactly mission impossible for Mark Hughes’ team as club’s have survived from the position they are in, or wors...Full Story »

Leicester knocked Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup The Japanese star pounced to fire Leicester into a 66th minute lead, although his shot appeared to take a crucial deflection off defender Andrew Robertson. Then 12 minutes from time he set up Islam Slimani to crash a left-footed beauty into the top corner and seal the Reds' fate. Until Okazaki's intervention it had been the Philippe Coutinho ...Full Story »

Leicester booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League after surviving a second-half rally beat Club Brugge 2-1. The Foxes have taken top spot in Group G meaning they go into their final trip to Porto next month in cruise control following another historic achievement in their first season in the competition. They are five points clear of Porto, who drew 0-0 in Copenhagen...Full Story »

Shinji Okazaki's stunning goal restored Leicester's five-point lead in the title race as Rafael Benitez's Newcastle bow ended in defeat. Striker Okazaki won a forgettable game with an unforgettable first-half overhead kick as the Foxes maintained their grip on the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 victory. Tottenham's 2-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday had put Claudio Ranieri's men under pres...Full Story »

Leicester City assistant manager Steve Walsh believes new recruit Shinji Okazaki will be a huge success in the Premier League next season. The 29-year-old Japan international striker joined Leicester on a four-year deal from Bundesliga outfit FC Mainz, having scored 43 goals in 93 appearances for the Samurai Blue. "Shinji's a good fit for the Premier League because he's mentally tough and I ...Full Story »

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Japanese international striker Shinji Okazaki from Mainz, subject to a work permit. The 29-year-old has appeared 93 times for Japan, netting 43 times in the process. He has scored 27 times in the Bundesliga over the last two seasons, and joins Robert Huth and Christian Fuchs as the new signing at the King Power ahead of the start of next season. ...Full Story »

Freiburg's comeback fell short as they went down 3-2 at home to Mainz on Saturday. Two goals from Shinji Okazaki gave Mainz an advantage at the break, but Admir Mehmedi gave Freiburg hope with just under 10 minutes left. Yunus Malli restored Mainz's two-goal cushion three minutes later and it proved to be a crucial goal as Jonathan Schmid's effort at the death for Freiburg was too little too l...Full Story »

Augsburg's hopes of playing in Europe next season suffered a setback on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Mainz. Shinji Okazaki put the visitors in front against the run of play and Augsburg were unable to make the most of their superiority, falling to a second goal from Koo Ja-cheol late on. Defeat means Augsburg now only have a two-point advantage over seventh-placed Hoffenheim wit...Full Story »

Mainz moved up to third in the Bundesliga on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund, who were brought crashing back down to earth after their Champions League win over Arsenal. Shinji Okazaki gave Kasper Hjulmand's men the lead midway through the second half and Ciro Immobile missed a penalty, conceded by Okazaki, before Matthias Ginter put through his own goal to complete Mainz's...Full Story »

Shinji Okazaki became the Bundesliga's all-time most prolific Japanese goalscorer as Mainz celebrated their first win of the season at the sixth attempt with a 3-1 victory away to Hertha Berlin. Okazaki started and finished the scoring with former Hertha forward Sami Allagui also on target for Kasper Hjulmand's men. Ronny made things interesting from the penalty spot five minutes from time, bu...Full Story »