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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Japan’s Nagasato calls time on illustrious career

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March 6, 2025

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Tokyo: FIFA Women's World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato, who made history with a brief spell playing for a men's team, said she had given "every last drop" as the Japanese striker announced her retirement from football.

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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