The 37-year-old, part of the Japan team that lifted the FIFA World Cup in 2011, brought the curtain down on a 23-year career that saw her play in Germany, England, the United States, Australia and her home country.
That included a loan stint in 2020 with her brother's team Hayabusa Eleven, an amateur men's side playing in a regional league in Japan. .....
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