Manchester United announced on Tuesday they will visit Japan as part of their pre-season tour of Asia, giving a chance for Japanese attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa to dazzle his home fans.
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The Premier League giants will battle J-League outfit Yokohama F. Marinos on July 23 in their first game on Japanese turf for five years.
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'' Manchester United has great memories of playing in Japan and our game against the Yokohama F. Marinos will play an important part of our pre-season preparations '', said United chief executive David Gill in a statement.
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'' The Nissan Stadium in Yokohama is one of the best in the world and Manchester United has a connection with it, having become the first English team to win the Fifa Club World Cup there in 2008 ''.