Hiroshi Kagawa, a pioneer in Japanese soccer journalism, died at a hospital in Kobe on Thursday from what’s believed to be pure causes. He was 99.
A local of Kobe, Kagawa performed soccer for a pre-World Battle II powerhouse crew at Hyogo Prefectural Daiichi Kobe Chugakko, which is now Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Excessive College, and different golf equipment together with one he helped end second within the Emperor’s Cup nationwide event.
He joined the Sankei Shimbun newspaper in 1952 and served as chief editor of the Sankei Sports activities newspaper earlier than turning into a contract journalist in 1990.
Kagawa coated a complete of 10 FIFA World Cup tournaments, beginning with the 1974 occasion in West Germany. At age 89, he was the oldest journalist reporting on the 2014 event in Brazil.
He was induced into the Japan Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2010 and acquired the FIFA Presidential Award in 2015 for his contribution to the game.
