Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years

Kazuyoshi Miura converts cross to score in 52nd minuteFormer Japan international preparing for his 42nd seasonJapanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal ⁠in nearly four years on Saturday, finding the net at the age of ⁠59 as ⁠Fukushima ​United thrashed Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 to advance in the Emperor’s Cup.Miura, affectionately known ⁠as “King Kazu”, struck in the 52nd minute to put Fukushima 5-0 ahead, capping a trademark ⁠run into the box by meeting a teammate’s ​cutback with a first-time ‌finish at 59 ‌years and 149 days. Continue reading...

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