Japan to Naturalize Ethnic Korean Striker
Japan's national soccer team is seeking to naturalize an ethnic Korean striker.
The Japanese daily newspaper Sports Hochi said the team’s head coach Yasuharu Sorimachi holds Lee Chun-song of the Kashiwa Reysol Sun Kings in high regard.
The striker, a third-generation Korean born and bred in Tokyo, contributed to Reysol’s promotion to the J-League Division One this season, scoring eight goals in 31 matches.
Although Lee was drafted by South Korea's national youth team led by coach Park Sung-wha in 2004, he has never played an official international match for the South Korean national team. Therefore, the daily said his becoming a Japanese citizen would not pose any problems.
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