Football: Brighton ace Kaoru Mitoma finds top form, after an uncommon path to the EPL

SINGAPORE – If there is one thing that Kaoru Mitoma’s career has taught him, it is to bide his time and bet on himself.

Brighton’s Japanese winger has taken the path less travelled to get to the English Premier League and, after waiting over a year to make his debut in England, has hit form at just the right time.