He confessed to "eating like a cow", but Anders Aplin still lost 2.5kg since he moved to Matsumoto on Aug 6, an indication of how life is not all easy for a footballer in the J-League, arguably Asia's top league.
The 27-year-old defender became the first Singaporean to sign for a J-League side when J2 League leaders Matsumoto Yamaga announced his loan signing from Singapore Premier League club Geylang International on their website yesterday afternoon.
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