Now is the time every Asian football fan can be very proud of because Japanese Celtic playmaker Nakamura win 'SPFA Player of the Year Award' this season, 2006-07 ( http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_2081485,00.html ).
I am absolutely delighted an asian player is that successful in European football; moreover, other professsional players choose him as the best makes his award more rewarding. Full credit to him as he plays amazing football this season plus scores important & beautiful goals including free-kick against MU in CL.
It is more amazing that Japanese started seriouslly playing football last decade. Almost immediately, they won Asian Cup in 1992. They needed to wait just another six years to showcase in World Cup. Fast uh.
In contrast, Myanmar football team was one of the top teams in Asia around 1960s and 1970s untill football association made big mistake by barring national players to play in First Division.
What if, they did not make that decision? No doubt, if there is not government interference, Myanmar football may develop into the standard as Japan has today. Our players may be as good as Nakata, Nakamura, and Ono etc.. So, they may have chance to play in one of the popular league in Europe and win award as Nakamura does today.
But, it is not happening as I imagine. Proud for Nakamura and Asian football, in contrast, sad for Myanmar football which is even struggling in Asean football.
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