Football: Longest-serving Japan international Yasuhito Endo retires
Midfielder Yasuhito Endo, who was capped a record 152 times for Japan and played in a record 672 J-League first-division games, has retired.
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Long-serving central/defensive midfielder and one of Japan's most capped players; respected veteran and influential presence in Japanese football history.