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Rediscovering Humans Special SeriesOn May 16, 1993, a small town of approximately 40,000 people and a weak club rose to the forefront of Japanese soccer, spurred on by a "hat-trick" from a 40-year-old superstar. What was the "shape of his soul" that Zico (currently Club Advisor) of Kashima Antlers breathed into the J.League and Japanese soccer? On the occasion of the J.League's 30th anniversary, sportswriter Midori Mashima traces the footsteps of the "God of Soccer" once again.

