The first season of Japan's J-League began in May 1993, with Lineker one of a selection of overseas stars signed to sell the sport to the publicThe day of my J-League debut for Nagoya Grampus Eight began with an earthquake where our whole hotel shook… and then we lost 5-0 and I didn't get a kick. It was not exactly a dream start. It was half a lifetime ago for me now, but going there felt like a b
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