Zico Lineker

Japan’s Verdy Abandon Totti Chase

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Japan’s Tokyo Verdy have called off their bid to sign Italian superstar Francesco Totti after his wife turned her nose up at a move to the Far East, local media said Monday. “Ultimately he was unable to get his family’s blessing,” Verdy president Hideaki Hanyu told Japan’s Nikkan Sports newspaper, claiming Totti’s celebrity wife Ilary … Read more

German’s Podolski Joins Japan’s Vissel Kobe

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German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has formally joined Japan’s Vissel Kobe, the J-League club said Thursday, bucking a trend of big-name players moving to cash-rich China. The 31-year-old forward, who has played for Turkey’s Galatasaray since 2015, is expected to arrive in Japan in June. Kobe did not give immediate details of the deal, … Read more