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...couple of days later, I'm in bed trying to inhale air through a blue plastic tube so as to raise a white plastic disc up past the 3,000-ml level. It's a version of the high-striker booth at the state fair meant to clear the lungs. The prize is a fit of coughing, which is good for your lungs and which feels like you're taking machine-gun rounds in the chest. But I keep making progress, not wanting to let down my buddies in the ward...
...region. Some clubs already have established followings in Asia. Liverpool and Manchester United both have played friendly matches in the region this month. But if their earning potential makes Japanese players more of a drawcard for European clubs, it won't take them far on the field of play. Striker Shoji Jo learned that lesson in Spain last season when he got precious few chances to turn out for Real Valladolid C.F. Still, even if they spend long periods on the substitutes' bench, exposure to the more competitive European leagues can only be to the advantage of Japanese footballers...
...Colombian striker speeds past the slower Peruvian defender, and only the goalie stands between him and the goal. Uniformed library guards, bankers and—as in my case—students who have spent their afternoon researching eagerly rise in expectation of a can’t-miss goal...and groan loudly as the striker blows the shot...
...their earning potential gets Japanese players into European clubs, it won't take them far on the field of play. Striker Shoji Jo learned that lesson in Spain last season when he got precious few chances to turn out for Real Valladolid C.F. Even if the Japanese spend long periods on the substitutes' bench, however, exposure to the more competitive European leagues will help them grow as players. That can only be to Japan's advantage as the country prepares for its next major soccer challenge, co-hosting the 2002 World Cup. "Nobody knows if Ono, Inamoto and Nishizawa will...
...already sold two of his Indonesian players, to teams in Holland and Britain, and he believes a young Singaporean striker will net him an additional $250,000. To make his plan work, however, he needs to secure the kind of corporate sponsorship one sees around the pitches of the Serie A or Premiership. In Suwarso's dreams, of course, every player has his chest festooned with logos. So far coffeemaker Torabika and cement manufacturer Indocement have signed on. "We're changing more than the game," says Suwarso's brother and assistant coach Marvin. "We're hoping to change the culture...