The Wider Image: For Japan's ageing soccer players, 80 is the new 50
White Bear’s goalkeeper Shingo Shiozawa (centre), 93, talks with his teammates Akimichi Nakamachi (left), 82, and Kozo Ishida, 82, about players’ positions ahead of their opening match of SFL (Soccer For Life) 80 League in Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2023. Shiozawa trains several times a month and the sport has motivated him to quit smoking due to the intensive running it requires and has also helped him recover swiftly after being treated for spinal stenosis. "If I hadn't played soccer, I'd have been dead already," he said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "HOON SOCCER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.