Japan international Yuki Nagasato is loaned to a men's team.
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Japan's international forward Yuki Nagasato, currently under contract with the professional Chicago Red Stars team, will be loaned to Japanese amateur men's team Hayabusa Eleven, his club announced on Wednesday.
“Yuki Nagasato is going to Japan where she will make history by becoming the first woman to play professionally for Hayabusa Eleven, a male amateur club,” the Chicago Red Stars announced in a statement.
Yuki Nagasato Makes History with Loan to Hayabusa Eleven
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Yuki Nagasato, 2011 world champion with Japan
Loan details are not known as the Chicago Red Stars have not explained how she could play "professionally" for an amateur club.
She must return to Chicago for the 2021 preseason, her club said, and will therefore not participate in the resumption of the 2020 championship, interrupted by the coronavirus crisis.
Yuki Nagasato, 33, won the 2011 World Cup with Japan.
In 2019, with the Chicago Red Stars, she finished best assists in the American women's professional championship, the NWSL.
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