CONNECT Magazine Japan #113 April 2022

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CONNECT SPORT Secret Santa event - Iemura Miki (家村美輝)

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ver since I was young, growing up in London, all I thought about was football. If I was not playing, watching, or reading about it, I would be talking your ear off about it for hours. I had played for several recreational teams (junior and senior), represented my school, and played regularly at university. I was never the best player, but I always loved the game. I decided, even before my arrival in Japan, that I would pursue sports, preferably football, as a method of making connections in my local area. Football was a big part of my life and many of my closest friends in London were former teammates, some of whom

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