Far East Soccer Players

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1. Hidetoshi Nakata was the very first world-level player from the Far East region. Which of these clubs was not among the first three clubs he played for in Italian Serir A? Parma Perugia Bresia Roma

2. The younger leader of Japanese midfield, Junichi Inamoto, found himself a place with Fulham after sitting out the season as a gunner. What's the first Premier League team he joined after he left the Japanese club Gamba Osaka? Arsenal Southampton Fulham Manchester United

3. Another talented Japanese midfielder this time, he played for Italian Serie A club Reggina in Season 02/03. His name is Shunsuke Nakamura. Because of his role on the field, his fans called him the Japanese what? Answer: (Famous Italian soccer player)

4. He played for Dutch Club Feyenoord. Born on Sep. 27, 1979, he started out playing for Japanese Club Reds Diamonds Urawa. What's his name? Answer: (Two words or just surname. Oh, NO, here he comes.)

5. Song Chong-gug, an unselfish South Korean midfielder, played for what club along with Piere Van Hooijdonk? Glasgow Celtics Nottingham Forest Benfica Feyernood Rotterdam

6. Bundesliga Club Hamburg SV brought in this Japanese 2002 player of the year, hoping that he would play well with Sergej Barbarez. This player is Naohiro Takahara. What position does he play? Assistant Coach Defender Striker Goalie

7. People knew the South Korean International Park Ji-Sung, for his goal which sent highly regarded Portugal home on the 2002 World Cup. He made the move to Dutch Club PSV Eindhoven in the same year, thanks to what person who insisted on having him on the PSV Eindhoven roster. Guus Hiddink The South Korean President Kim Park's father Ruud Gullit

8. Chinese International Li Tie, is a fearless midfield tackler. He is known for his non-stop running all over the field. How is the Chinese cell phone company KeJian linked to him? He is the executive manager of the company KeJian He was loaned to Everton as part of the deal on which KeJian sponsors Everton His family owns KeJian. He filed a big lawsuit against KeJian.

9. "The Sun", Sun JiHai can play any position on both left and right side of the field. His experience made his life in Manchester City much easier than the other overseas Chinese players. Has he played for any European Club before moving to Manchester City? Yes No

10. Chinese International Fan ZhiYi was a true veteran on the Chinese national team. He started out his overseas adventure in Crystal Palace, and settled for Division Two Club Cardiff. Which club did he play for in-between these two mentioned earlier? Everton Kilmarnock Dundee Manchester City