{"id":551,"date":"2010-06-14T01:05:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T01:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=551"},"modified":"2010-06-16T21:24:02","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T21:24:02","slug":"japanese-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/japanese-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man of the hour in Japan is Keisuke Honda (<strong>\u672c\u7530 \u572d\u4f51<\/strong>). Here\u2019s the reason why :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OzZanRybJqw&#038;feature=related\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OzZanRybJqw&amp;feature=related<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Makoto Hasebe (<strong>\u9577\u8c37\u90e8\u8aa0<\/strong>) is the vice captain for the Japanese soccer team. He\u2019s a talented midfielder who has played for the German club VfL Wolfsburg .<\/p>\n<p>Takayuki Morimoto (<strong>\u68ee\u672c \u8cb4\u5e78<\/strong>) is currently the youngest player to debut professionally in the Japanese league. He\u2019s been compared to the Brazilian player Ronaldo Luis Naz\u00e1rio de Lima. He signed with the Italian club Calcio Catania and his contract ends in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Daisuke Matsui (<strong>\u677e\u4e95 \u5927\u8f14<\/strong>) is a player who has proved himself, despite being a smaller player. He\u2019s played for the French club Grenoble Foot 38,\u00a0and has considerable experience as a midfielder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man of the hour in Japan is Keisuke Honda (\u672c\u7530 \u572d\u4f51). Here\u2019s the reason why : Makoto Hasebe (\u9577\u8c37\u90e8\u8aa0) is the vice captain for the Japanese soccer team. He\u2019s a talented midfielder who has played for the German club VfL Wolfsburg . 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