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RIP Naoki Matsuda – Japan 2002 World Cup Star Dies After Suffering Heart-Attack In Training

By Chris Wright

Bit of terribly sad news to start the morning in that Naoki Matsuda, one of the stars of Japan's 2002 World Cup run and a veteran of 40 international caps, has died today after suffering a heart-attack and collapsing just 15 minutes into a training session with his club, Matsumoto Yamaga, two days ago.

Read the full article at Who Ate All the Pies.

Who Ate All the Pies @ Aug 4, 2011 5:10 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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