Mid-Day Ticker: Japan's Kagawa breaks foot, Ajax sets Suarez deadline and more

By AVI CREDITOR

Japan will be severely short-handed in Saturday's Asian Cup final against Australia after offensive catalyst Shinji Kagawa was ruled out of the match with a broken foot.

Kagawa, a star for Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund, was injured in the Samurai Blue's dramatic Asian Cup victory over South Korea.

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