Japan coach Ivica Osim has left the national team door wide open for Hidetoshi Nakata should the superstar make a sensational return to professional soccer.
Japan coach Ivica Osim speaks during a press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Thursday.
KYODO PHOTONakata announced he was quitting the game after Japan's disappointing first-round exit at last year's World Cup finals, but the 30-year-old recently laced up his boots for a charity match and is set to play in an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong in July.