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There are footballers who, due to age, "hang up their boots", but there are others like Kazujoshi Miura who seems to have made a pact with time. The Japanese football legend has no intention of stopping; while the rest of the sporting world plans the future, he rewrites the present and gets ready for another season.
The former Genoa striker, who will soon celebrate his 59th birthday, decided to transfer to Fukushima United.
The agreement reached is for Miura to move on loan from Atletico Suzuka to Fukushima, a team in the Third Division of Japanese football. But to see the official presentation, one must wait for a date that is not at all coincidental. Staying true to his history and superstition, Miura has scheduled his presentation for January 2026. The date circled in red on the calendar is January 11 and the appointed time is 11:11. This is a ritual in honor of his jersey number, 11, which has accompanied him for about 4 decades on fields around the world.
Goal for 2026: What years ago seemed like a joke ('I want to play until I'm 80), today takes the form of a still achievable goal. In 2026, Miura will celebrate an unrealistic achievement; 40 years of career as a professional footballer. The secret of this sporting longevity that will see him on the pitch at the age of 60 is a perfect combination of privileged genetics and a monk-like lifestyle. Currently, Miura has 910 official matches played and 210 goals scored.
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