Shunsuke Nakamura's still got it.

Oh yes he does. Though he's fallen off of our radar a bit since moving to the J.League and playing for the Yokohama F. Marinos, Shunsuke Nakamura couldn't help but show us that he still is one of the best freekick takers in the game. Of course, the circumstances were a little strange, but the class is undeniable.

Former Celtic hero Shunsuke Nakamura proved his set-piece talent has not diminished since leaving Celtic Park by performing this TV stunt in his native Japan. The 34-year-old, currently playing for Yokohama F Marinos, was tasked with firing a free-kick into a moving bus. The midfielder was positioned in a side-street and watched the bus approaching [.

This video is technically Shunsuke Nakamura belting a free kick onto a moving bus, but it really qualifies as a pleading attempt for a free kick trick series between the likes of Nakamura, Juninho, Darijo Srna, et cetera et cetera, just like those old McDonald's trick shot commercials between Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.

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Former Yokohama Marinos & Japan defender Naoki Matsuda passed away this morning, after suffering a cardiac arrest during training on Tuesday. He was thirty-four. The player, who represented his country at the 2002 World Cup, was described by former team-mate Shunsuke Nakamura as '.

Yuki Nagasato coolly lifts the ball over New Zealand goalie Jenny Bindon after her ill advised charge strands her out of position. Six minutes later a perfectly weighted cross by Ria Percival finds Amber Hearn in the correct spot and the in form striker heads home for the perfect finish. Shades of Shane Smeltz's heroics against Italy in the men's World Cup?

O terceiro jogo do Mundial Sub-17, foi realizado no dia 18/06/2011, na cidade de Monterrey-MEX, no Estádio Universitario, onde jogaram as seleções do Japão (14º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Jamaica (55º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo
1998Lyon 26/06/1998 JPN1:2 (0:1)JAM Group matches
Amistosos
2001Tokyo 16/10/2002 JPN1:1 (1:0)JAM 2000Casablanca 06/06/2000 JPN4:0 (0:0)JAM
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Alioum-CMR
O primeiro assistente foi: Djibril Camara-SEN
O segundo assistente, foi: Felicien Kamanda-RWA
O quarto árbitro foi: Paul Delgadillo-MEX
Aos 6 minutos do primeiro tempo, Alvas Powell, camisa 5, jogador do Portmore Utd-JAM, recebeu cartão amarelo.

From Nakata to Nagatomo: Japanese footballers in Serie A, Part.II is a post from: Just Football

With Asian Cup winner Yuto Nagatomo moving to European champions Inter in January we're taking a special look back at the history of Japanese footballers in Serie A on Just Football in a two-part special feature.

A fact of the day for Wednesday about Nigel De Jong. I've borrowed this one from Inside futbol ...

'Not only did he give Xabi Alonso a nasty kick in the chest at the WC, but he has also broken Hatem Ben Arfa leg and fractured Stuart Holden's for good measure.