is a serialized sports enthusiast publication by . Tōru Rokkawa was the editor-in-chief, who took the lead in making a weekly publication.
History In 1978, serial publication Soccer Digest was founded as only a monthly issue. By 1992 it was being published every two weeks, and by 1993, due in part to the efforts of their editor-in-chief, Tōru Rokkawa, it had become a weekly publication. At the same time, rival magazine Soccer Magazine (サッカーマガジン) had also become a weekly publication, meaning there were two competing soccer magazines in Japan. In October 2013, Soccer Magazine stopped publishing weekly and returned to being a monthly publication, making Soccer Digest for the time being the only weekly publication. In December 2014, following 21 years of serialized weekly publication, weekly publication ended, and the work was only to be released every two Thursdays. On July 10, 2023, Soccer Digest became a monthly publication.
Content The main stories are things like and similar stories. Fumio Murayama's 4-Koma also earned popularity. Presently, Her work is published in （Kodansha) under the new name . The series is updated every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday — three times a week.
During the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the sister magazine World Soccer Digest EXTRA (ワールドサッカーダイジェストEXTRA) ran as a daily-issue publication. Additionally, with every issue came a poster attached as an addition.
Milestone covers IssueDate issuedCoverIssue #1December 1979Trevor FrancisIssue #500January 5, 2000Pelé, Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Zico, Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Roberto Baggio, Kunishige Kamamoto, Kazuyoshi Miura, Hidetoshi NakataIssue #1000May 5, 2009Hidetoshi NakataIssue #1500February 10, 2022J.League Best XI
See also Sports magazine Tōru Rokkawa（original editor-in-chief）
References
External links サッカーダイジェスト サッカーダイジェストWeb