Shinji Kagawa. (Getty/Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) — Former Samurai Blue star Shinji Kagawa will return to the J-League with his former club Cerezo Osaka, a source… Read More »Soccer: Former Japan star Shinji Kagawa to join Cerezo in J-League
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