Keisuke Honda
Japanese Internet users commend their national soccer star for words of encouragement during a bitter moment.
The Japanese soccer star shows how a tiny error in grammar and pronunciation can become an embarrassing moment for English learners.
While an eager audience of children hung onto his every word, his pep talk appears to have ruffled Japanese net users for an amusing reason.
It’s safe to say that the current main sports in Japan are baseball and soccer. The older of the two, Japanese baseball, can be defined by its players’ almost militaristic commitment to the game developed through the harsh training they undergo as youths.
However, with soccer, it’s not uncommon to see players with shaggy long hair or even dye jobs, and along with that a new attitude to playing professional sports in Japan. As a result, the nation may be witnessing its first true sports celebrity in Keisuke Honda: AC Milan and Japanese National Team forward and now an award-winning perfumer.
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