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Japanese Soccer Player Kazuyoshi Miura Says He Will Play Next Season at Age 58

Kazuyoshi Miura, former forward of Japan's national football team, poses at a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2024, as Atletico Suzuka announced that he has rejoined the fourth-tier club. (Kyodo News via AP)
Kazuyoshi Miura, former forward of Japan's national football team, poses at a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2024, as Atletico Suzuka announced that he has rejoined the fourth-tier club. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Japanese Soccer Player Kazuyoshi Miura Says He Will Play Next Season at Age 58

Kazuyoshi Miura, former forward of Japan's national football team, poses at a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2024, as Atletico Suzuka announced that he has rejoined the fourth-tier club. (Kyodo News via AP)
Kazuyoshi Miura, former forward of Japan's national football team, poses at a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2024, as Atletico Suzuka announced that he has rejoined the fourth-tier club. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere youngsters compared to Miura.

Miura will turn 58 in February, and the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported this week that he intends to play next season for his fourth-tier Japanese club, Suzuka. It will be his 40th season playing in professional soccer.

Miura is widely listed as the oldest active professional soccer player.

Miura scored 55 goals in 89 appearances and was a star with Japan’s national team in the 1990s.

He has played professionally in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal. He made his debut in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos, a side made famous by Brazilian star Pelé.

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Bayern Says Harry Kane is Out 'for the Time Being' with Hamstring Strain

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - November 30, 2024 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane holds his ankle after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
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Bayern Says Harry Kane is Out 'for the Time Being' with Hamstring Strain

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - November 30, 2024 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane holds his ankle after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - November 30, 2024 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane holds his ankle after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

Bayern Munich says Harry Kane has strained his right hamstring and will be out “for the time being.”

Kane went off after signaling to the bench in the 33rd minute of Bayern's 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the German “Klassiker” on Saturday, The AP reported.

Bayern said Sunday that a scan confirmed the England captain “picked up a minor muscle strain in his right hamstring” and didn't indicate how long he is likely to spend on the sidelines.

Kane's injury comes ahead of a busy run of games for Bayern, which plays six games in the next three weeks before the winter break, starting with a tricky German Cup game on Tuesday at home to defending champion Bayer Leverkusen.