Soccer J League, the oldest active player "Kazu", Kazuyoshi Miura, was interviewed online shortly before the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, saying, "I can't get in touch with you right now, but once Corona is settled. We all want to play soccer again, "he said about his thoughts on the disaster area.
Miura, the oldest active J-League player who turned 54 last month, was selected as a member of the J-League in a charity match held in Osaka 18 days after the Great East Japan Earthquake to support the affected areas. He played against the national team and scored a goal in the 37th minute of the second half to make the whole of Japan excited.
Even after that, he continued to be involved with the disaster area by visiting the site to cheer up the children in the disaster area and holding regular special classes to talk about his own experiences and dreams and play soccer together. I will.
It's been 10 years since the earthquake struck on the 1st, so I responded to an online interview.
Among them, Miura said, "Similar to the current corona disaster, sports were one of the entertainments and could not be actively active even during the earthquake. Still, the goal in the charity match 10 years ago was the disaster area. It was an event that made me change my own values with one tremendous point that made me really happy and taught me the value and joy of playing. "
On top of that, "I think it's been a long 10 years since the people in the disaster area had a lot of hardships. I can't get in touch with them now, but once Corona is settled, we all want to play soccer again. I don't think we should continue to suffer, but I think it's important to remember the pain every time March 11th comes and to help each other when something different happens. " It was.