• Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.74 "Pele's spikes"
    At the end of last year, the king of soccer, Pele, passed away just as he was watching the World Cup. I'm sure many of you are aware of his career, which is worthy of a king, including winning three World Cups and scoring 1,000 goals as a professional, but here at King Gear, we would like to talk about the king's cleats.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.73 "Old Legends at Qatar World Cup"
    The impressive World Cup Qatar tournament has come to an end. I was proud of the success of the Japanese national team, but seeing Messi win the World Cup trophy with a big smile on his face is deeply moving, as it overlaps with Diego 36 years ago.
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  • Japan National Team & Jeff Chiba OB will appear in Osim's memorial match! Mr. Seiichiro Maki said, "Don't forget the courage to take the first step."
    Soccer J2's Jef United Chiba held a memorial match for Ivica Osim, who once commanded the team and passed away in May this year at the age of 80, on November 20th.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.72 "Paramexico, will J1 return next season?"
    The football world is already focused on the Qatar World Cup, but for the self-proclaimed Para-Mexico watchers, the J1 entry play-off decision is likely to be the most important event of the season.
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  • BC Kanagawa, Takeo Kawamura, Coach Takeo Kawamura to counterattack next season from a difficult first year “With great joy and great worry” Coach Masahiro Inui leaves the BC League
    “Someday, the players will have to graduate from this team. It was Takeo Kawamura's first season as a manager of the BC League. Kanagawa Future Dreams, who entered the route in BC league as a team in 2020 and won the league's first victory in the first year. Its third season ended on September 7. The league record is 22 wins, 35 losses and 5 minutes in 62 games. The final ranking was the lowest among the four teams in the south area, but in the final stage, the pitching and hitting were engaged, such as winning the match against Tochigi Golden Braves on September 9-3, and the season ended with five consecutive wins.
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  • The Great Sasuke & Masato Tanaka paid a courtesy visit to the Ukrainian ambassador and presented a charity wrestling donation!
    Professional wrestlers who participated in "Tako Matsuri 2022 ~ Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling" held on September 10th (Tako Town Community Plaza Culture Hall, Chiba) were on October 5th at the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Courtesy visit. Approximately 200,000 yen in donations raised at the event for the purpose of "humanitarian aid to Ukraine" was presented to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Sergiy Korsunsky.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.71 "90 World Cup Diego exclusive model + α acquisition edition (Part 2)"
    Due to Diego's admiration for spikes, he has continued to collect vintage spikes and communicated about them, and (perhaps because of that) he was finally able to obtain the ultimate model. This is the second installment following the previous one.
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  • The Giants lose to BC Ibaraki in a youthful defeat Komada 3rd Army Manager encourages them to "Do your best so that your dreams are not eaten"
    The NPB exchange game between the Ibaraki Astro Planets, who won the first district championship in the route-in BC league, and the Yomiuri Giants (3rd Army) was held on September 4th at Hitachi Municipal Stadium. This day's game, Ibaraki, who was gaining momentum, won 11-9, and it seems that it was a valuable opportunity for the Ibaraki players to appeal before the autumn draft meeting. This time, we asked Norihiro Komada, manager of the Yomiuri Giants 3rd Army, about the summary of the day's game and the significance of the friendly match.
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  • BC League Ibaraki, a big breakthrough from the bottom for 3 years in a row, Director Matsuzaka and GM Irokawa talk about the reason.
    The 2022 season of the Route Inn BC League, now in its 16th year, left an impression on the Ibaraki Astro Planets, who had been in last place for three consecutive years until last year, won the district championship and advanced to the BCL Championship (de facto league championship). runner-up). Why was the team suddenly able to make such a huge leap forward? After the NPB exchange game against the Yomiuri Giants (third team), we asked GM Touma Irokawa and manager Ken Matsuzaka to tell us why.
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  • BC Kanagawa pitcher Masaru Inui "did everything he could" with 10 strikeouts and a period in his 16-year career as a player
    It was route in BC league which finished season of the 16th year by championship of Shinano Grandse Rose, but many players said goodbye to ground this year. Shindai Inui, who has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and the Giants, is one of them. At the retirement game held on August 30, Inui, who went up to the mound as the starting pitcher, saying, "I want to fully show the skills I have refined so far without leaving any regrets," threw 133 pitches in the middle of the 7th inning and got hits. Contributed to the team's victory (3-2) with 6, 2 runs (1 earned run) and 10 strikeouts.
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  • Junretsu, who has been appointed to the BC Ibaraki 1st Cheering Team, appears at the opening ceremony! "It was like looking at our former selves."
    Junretsu, a music unit, won the BC League South District victory for the first time in the 4th year since the team was founded, and was appointed as a one-day cheerleader for Ibaraki Astro Planets, which also participated in the BCL Championship. Appeared in the opening ceremony of the Yomiuri Giants (3rd Army) game. "I'm confident in my control, so I want to throw strikes. I'm not confident in my wife's control, but..." said Otai, and the other four members showed off their strike pitches.
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  • Tako Town Charity Pro-Wrestling to support Ukraine! Champion Masato Tanaka defends against The Great Sasuke
    The “Tako Matsuri 2022 – Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling” was held in Tako Town, Chiba Prefecture, with the aim of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, where the ravages of war have not subsided. This event also attracted a lot of attention, including a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Japan, which was unusual in the professional wrestling world. The World Heavyweight Championship between Masato Tanaka and The Great Sasuke, which was held on this day, also excited the venue.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.70 "Difference between Bomber 55 and 66"
    When talking about the cleats that famous players of yesteryear used in their youth, the ``Bomber'', whose upper half is made of fabric, almost always comes up, but personally, I find this model to be quite mysterious. did. This column is about the model that was popular despite being the cheapest in the Bomber series.
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  • “I want to make the town energetic and smile” Masato Tanaka, Great Sasuke and others hold a charity wrestling event in Tako-cho, Chiba Prefecture
    Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling (Tako Town Community Plaza Culture Hall, Chiba Prefecture), which aims to ``make the town energetic and smiling,'' will be held for the second time on September 10th. Prior to the event, a press conference was held with promoter Hideo Arai, Masato Tanaka, The Great Sasuke, and Ukrainian refugee Kolyesnikova Ksenya.
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  • With sleep science, just sleep maintenance! Nishikawa's functional bedding "Nishikawa Sleep Lab" is now available Kazu, the oldest active J-Leaguer, talks about the secret to being able to continue playing at the age of 55
    To commemorate the launch of Nishikawa's new brand of functional bedding, Nishikawa Sleep Lab, which fosters health through sleep, Nishikawa Co., Ltd. conducted an interview with Tomoyoshi Miura, a long-time user of Nishikawa mattresses.
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  • "You can do it if you do it" BC Tochigi Timondi Hiroyuki Takagishi pitches for the first time in 10 years "Baseball is really good"
    Pitcher Hiroyuki Takagishi of the comedy duo Mondi, who joined the Route In BC League's Tochigi Brave Thunders as a pitcher, made his first pitching appearance on the 14th against Saitama Musashi. Pitcher Takagishi struggled to control his pitches in the first inning, as his fielding was inconsistent and he was in a pinch.Through the second inning, pitcher Takagishi pitched 52 pitches, allowing 3 hits, 5 walks, and 3 runs. The first practice in 10 years was filled with tension. After the game ended in a 4-4 tie, pitcher Takagishi gave an interview and looked back on his first experience on the mound.
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  • What is an athlete's life with no regrets? !
    As the competition environment is subject to various restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as tournaments being canceled or postponed or held without spectators, an increasing number of athletes are thinking about their future competitive lives and life plans after retirement. On the other hand, many people concentrate only on competitions during their active careers, and many are worried about their future careers because they do not have enough information about second careers. In order to provide athletes with opportunities and information to think about, the Pasona Group is holding a talk event called ``What is an athlete's life without regrets - Designing your future athlete career?'' I will report on the situation.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.69 "About Copa Mundial's debut"
    The Adidas Copa Mundial is now a legendary masterpiece in the world of soccer cleats, but as it has been in production for nearly 40 years, it seems that the details of when it first appeared are quite vague, so I'll leave a proper explanation for it. I would like.
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  • Luxury members such as Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé come to Japan! Looking back on Paris Saint-Germain's Japan tour: ``I could see the direction for the future''
    Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a team from the French first division, came to Japan in July and took Japan by storm, playing three games in 10 days and appearing at many events. On the 1st after returning to Japan, PSG played against Nantes in the French Super Cup (Tel Aviv, Israel) and won 4-0. Even in the tournaments where they have won nine times in the past 10 years, they have shown their continued strength and appear to be making good adjustments. With the new season finally starting on the 6th Japan time, we would like to take a look back at PSG's Japan tour.
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  • Collaboration between the BC League's strongest pitcher and strongest catcher! “Mid-term test” for each NPB draft candidate BC selection vs. Seibu Lions second team
    The Route Inn BC League will be comprised of eight teams starting in 2022. The BC League selection team, selected from eight teams, played an exchange game against the Seibu Lions second team on June 9th. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was only held at the end of the season for the past two years, but this year it was held at the CAR3219 field in June, making it a showcase for NPB scouts to gather.
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  • ``Never forget to be determined.'' AK-69 talks with goalkeeper Takumi Tomizawa (Corrimal Rangers FC), who appears in the music video, and talks about how to challenge the wall.
    In April, AK-69, who successfully performed his fifth Nippon Budokan live, released the song ``Break through the wall,'' which supports young people who face obstacles in sports. The music video for the song spotlights the achievements of next-generation athletes, and features athletes who have overcome various obstacles, each expressing their thoughts. This time, we have a Zoom conversation between AK-69 and Takumi Tomizawa, one of the athletes who appeared in the music video, who currently plays for Corrimal Rangers FC in Australia. The two talked about their impressions of the song and how to challenge obstacles.
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  • Mao Asada performs with Nathan Chen for the first time, saying, ``I thought he was a player who would eventually become a gold medalist.''
    Figure skater Mao Asada and Nathan Chen, who won the gold medal in the men's individual figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, attended a new product launch event by bedding manufacturer Airweave, marking their first appearance together.
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  • Paris Saint-Germain holds a Japan tour! King Kaz cheers on Messi, Neymar and Mbappe
    Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a soccer team in the French first division, held a tour to Japan and played a total of three games against the J.League.
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  • Martial artist Takeru Takeru appears at the first pitch ceremony for the Giants vs. Hiroshima match! ``I was happy to be able to pitch on the mound at Tokyo Dome.''
    Takeru (K-1 GYM SAGAMI-ONO KREST), the 4th K-1 WORLD GP Super Featherweight Champion, appeared at the first pitch ceremony of the match between the Giants and Hiroshima (Tokyo Dome) on July 16th, and was 140 He showed off his kilo fastball.
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  • Historical spikes loved by heroes VOL.68 "90 World Cup Diego exclusive model acquisition (Part 1)"
    Due to Diego's admiration for spikes, he has continued to collect vintage spikes and communicated about them, but he was finally able to obtain the ultimate model. This time, I would like to report the first part about it.
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