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“I keep the ball close to my feet as I come to a defender and try to beat him with body swerve and a rapid change of pace. That I succeed so often baffles me as much as the experts – because I always beat the man on the right hand side!”
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Garrincha
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY: SEAN CARROLL
After moving to Tokyo, British football writer Sean Carroll discovered a rapidly developing passion for the sport as he travelled across Japan to cover the J.League. But, as the nation looked to recover from the disastrous earthquake of March 2011, he witnessed the game take on an entirely different cultural significance…
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