Kawakatsu steps down as Kobe manager

KOBE, Japan - File photo shows Vissel Kobe manager Ryoichi Kawakatsu, who has resigned after more than three years in charge of the struggling first-division outfit. He was the longest-serving manager in the J-League's top flight.

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