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American soccer players making a home in Japan

Updated: February 7, 2013, 1:53 PM ET
By Jun Stinson

KOBE, Japan -- Japans strongest womens soccer team walked onto its turf field. It was a December morning in the port city of Kobe, and the breeze from the ocean added a biting chill to the air. But the weather couldnt keep nearly 70 fans away from watching their beloved INAC Kobe Leonessa.

Even if it was just a practice.

Among the players were Americans Rebecca Moros, 27, and Beverly Goebel-Yanez, 24. Theyre the only Americans in Japans ...

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