Tokyo, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - Ex-Arsenal ace Tomiyasu handed World Cup lifeline with Japan recall

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Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu was handed a World Cup lifeline on Thursday after being called up by Japan for the first time in almost two years for friendlies against Scotland and England. The 27-year-old has struggled with injuries and agreed to leave Arsenal in July last year with 12 months left on his contract in order to focus on his rehabilitation. He signed for Ajax in December and returned to action in January for the first tim......

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