Month: December 2016

Relegated Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of three Brazilian players Wednesday, while also revealing the appointment as adviser of a Toyota Motor Corp. senior official, Koki Konishi, who is set to be promoted to club president next spring. Defender Charles, 28, joins from Ceara, while 26-year-old midfielder Felipe Garcia and 30-year-old forward Washington join from […]

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Fifteen-year-old Takefusa Kubo trained with the Japanese Under-19 squad Wednesday as the team, which consists of members expected to form the core of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics side, prepared for their two training matches away at Argentina. Playmaker Kubo returned to Japan in 2015 after four years with Barcelona — when the Catalan club was […]

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