YOKOHAMA ¨C Fifty-year-old soccer legend Kazuyoshi Miura insists he has no plans to retire any time soon, even joking that the day he stops will be ¡°the day I die.¡±
¡°I¡¯m planning to play next year,¡± Miura told The Japan Times ahead of Yokohama FC¡¯s second-division game against Avispa Fukuoka on Saturday. ¡°Right now I¡¯m not thinking about retiring. Today I¡¯m not thinking about retiring. I just give my all in training every day.¡±
Miura, known universally as ¡°Kazu¡± and regarded as the biggest icon in the history of Japanese soccer, broke two world records earlier this year when he became the oldest player ever to appear in a professional match at the age of 50 years and seven days, and, one week later, the oldest to score a competitive goal.
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