The Surprising World of Japanese Football with Lost in Football Japan
Japan Sport Stories
English - January 13, 2021 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBSports Society & Culture japan japanese sport paralympic olympic disability interviews asia tokyo 2020 Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We thought Japanese football (soccer) would be just like football in the UK. But we were so wrong. Chris Hough, who created the wonderful Lost in Football gave us a whirlwind tour of the world of Japanese football. There, we found a real push to develop the women's game, a sense of local ownership of teams that other sports in Japan are missing and the glory that is Japanese team names.
Check out Chris' Lost in Football website for more from Chris https://lostinfootballjapan.com/