Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura speaks with journalists in Glasgow after being named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22.

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22. Nakamura has played in all of Celtic's 34 league matches this season and scored nine goals, including the one that sealed Celtic's second successive Scottish Premier League title in a dramatic 2-1 victory away to Kilmarnock earlier in the day. The 28-year-old Nakamura became the first Japanese player to win back-to-back titles in Europe.

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

KILMARNOCK, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (C) celebrates with supporters after scoring in the dying minutes to give Celtic a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock on April 22 to seal their second successive Scottish Premier League title under coach Gordon Strachan.

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

KILMARNOCK, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura curled home a trademark free kick from outside the box in the dying minutes, giving Celtic a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock on April 22 to seal their second successive Scottish Premier League title under coach Gordon Strachan.

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R), who has been voted Scottish Premier League Player of the Month for February, plays with a protective cast on his broken left hand and helps put in the second goal as the Hoops won 2-1 over Dunfermline on March 3. It was Nakamura's first monthly award since arriving from Italian side Reggina in 2005 and the first for a Japanese player.

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-BIGGEST SPECIAL STAMP

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-BIGGEST SPECIAL STAMP

(220301) -- RIYADH, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the special Riyadh Season stamp that set a new Guinness World Record, at the Riyadh Season Boulevard, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Post (SPL) has broken the world record for the largest special stamp recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, the SPL president Anef Bin Ahmed Abanomi and the Director-General of Riyadh Season Majid bin Khalid Al-Ghurabi announced Monday at a joint unveiling ceremony. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-BIGGEST SPECIAL STAMP

SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-BIGGEST SPECIAL STAMP

(220301) -- RIYADH, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2022 shows the new Guinness World Record certification of the special Riyadh Season stamp at the Riyadh Season Boulevard, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Post (SPL) has broken the world record for the largest special stamp recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, the SPL president Anef Bin Ahmed Abanomi and the Director-General of Riyadh Season Majid bin Khalid Al-Ghurabi announced Monday at a joint unveiling ceremony. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Month for February

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R), who has been voted Scottish Premier League Player of the Month for February, plays with a protective cast on his broken left hand and helps put in the second goal as the Hoops won 2-1 over Dunfermline on March 3. It was Nakamura's first monthly award since arriving from Italian side Reggina in 2005 and the first for a Japanese player. (Kyodo)

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura speaks with journalists in Glasgow after being named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22. (Kyodo)

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

KILMARNOCK, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura curled home a trademark free kick from outside the box in the dying minutes, giving Celtic a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock on April 22 to seal their second successive Scottish Premier League title under coach Gordon Strachan. (Kyodo)

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

Nakamura seals SPL title for Celtic with late free kick

KILMARNOCK, Scotland - Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (C) celebrates with supporters after scoring in the dying minutes to give Celtic a dramatic 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock on April 22 to seal their second successive Scottish Premier League title under coach Gordon Strachan. (Kyodo)

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22. Nakamura has played in all of Celtic's 34 league matches this season and scored nine goals, including the one that sealed Celtic's second successive Scottish Premier League title in a dramatic 2-1 victory away to Kilmarnock earlier in the day. The 28-year-old Nakamura became the first Japanese player to win back-to-back titles in Europe. (Kyodo)