A ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Japan Football Association was held in Chiba Prefecture on the 10th, and soccer players such as Kazuyoshi Miura and related parties celebrated the milestones of the Japanese soccer world.
This ceremony was founded on September 10, 1921 by the Japan Football Association, and was held on the 10th to mark the 100th anniversary, contributing to the development of the Japanese soccer world, including Kazuyoshi Miura and Homare Sawa. About 260 people, including athletes and related parties, attended.
At the ceremony, the people involved at that time talked about their memories while looking back on the history of Japanese soccer in the video.
Saburo Kawabuchi, who was the first chairman of the J.League that started in 1993, talked directly to the top of the local government so that he could use the stadium owned by the local government as the home of each team. I revealed the hardships of.
In addition, 54-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura, who is still active, said, "My starting point is that I love soccer. I still really want to get better and have a dream of scoring in the J-League."
Homare Sawa, the captain of the 2011 World Cup at Nadeshiko Japan, said, "The women's soccer population has increased since the championship. It was a moment when history changed."
Finally, Kozo Tashima, chairman of the Japan Football Association, said in 2005 that Kawabuchi, then chairman, would increase the number of soccer lovers to 10 million and hold the World Cup in Japan by 2050 to win the championship. We have declared that we will work to achieve the two goals.
After the ceremony, Miura said, "I am really happy to be able to look back on the history of soccer with you in the 100th anniversary. I want to create a new future together."