Soccer: Ex-Barca wunderkind Kubo in line to be J-League's youngest

Soccer: Ex-Barca wunderkind Kubo in line to be J-League's youngest

File photo taken in Tokyo in August 2016 shows Takefusa Kubo receiving the award for top scorer in the Under-18 Japan Club Youth Football Championship. The 15-year-old former Barcelona player will be cleared to play for FC Tokyo's top-flight team, which could make him the youngest ever to appear in the J-League's first division, according to a club source. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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