
日本サッカー協会は12月30日に大阪・パナソニックスタジアム吹田で予定していた日本代表の強化試合の開催を断念した。ブラジル、パラグアイ両代表と対戦するシンガポール遠征が、勇退する森保一監督の最後の活動となる。
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森保監督は2018年夏に日本代表監督に就任し、今夏のワールドカップ後にアジア杯終了後まで契約を延長していた。
日本サッカー協会が、12月30日に大阪・パナソニックスタジアム吹田で予定していた日本代表の強化試合について、開催を断念したことが13日、関係者への取材で分かった。ブラジル、パラグアイ両代表と対戦する今月のシンガポール遠征が、年内で勇退する森保一監督の最後の活動となる。
「未来へつなぐ」2試合に 森保ジャパンの集大成―サッカー日本代表
関係者によると、来年1月開幕予定だったアジア・カップの延期に伴い、対戦相手探しが難航。欧州組が招集できない中で、国内組での編成を模索したが、天皇杯全日本選手権が並行してあることや、敗退したJ1クラブがリーグ戦の中断により休養期間に入ることも要因になったという。
森保監督は2018年夏に日本代表監督に就任。今夏のワールドカップ(W杯)後にアジア杯終了後まで契約を延長したが、道半ばで終わる形となった。

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani missed out on winning the MVP award for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time. Crow Armstrong of the Cubs won the MVP with a unanimous vote, and Ohtani had a batting average of .275, 30 home runs, and an OPS of 8.89, but his performance declined due to injuries since August. As a pitcher, he had 8 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 1.79.

Samurai Japan's Soyama hit the winning three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, just after the score was tied, leading his team to victory. Soyama, who showed success with two home runs and five RBIs on that day, vowed to make further strides as a candidate to become a regular shortstop.

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The Japan Rugby Union has announced the 23-man squad for the Japan national team for the 5th match of the Nations Championship against England, which will be held in London on the 14th. Co-captains Deans and Saito were in the starting lineup, and Tokito, who was making his first cap, was appointed as WTB.