Home › Australia/Asia News

Japan international Lee set for Southampton move after visa appeal

Submitted by Andrew Slevison on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 18:48

The Football Association have granted Tadanari Lee the chance to play in England after his initial work permit application was turned down by the British Embassy.

The Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Japan striker is now set to sign for Championship club Southampton despite the original decision on his visa being a rejection.

The FA see 26-year old Lee as an exceptional talent who can enrich the game in England and have had his work permit granted which will now enable his move from the J-League to Southampton.

 
The game is about opinions. Make yours heard! Join the tribalfootball.com
nation on Facebook today: Facebook.com/tribalfootball

Read more:

Join the conversation on

Tribalfootball Store

Scotland Media Football Polo Shirt Navy

Scotland 3 Stripe Players Football Polo Shirt Made By Adidas 100% Cotton. Colour Navy/White

£24.99 Buy
Zanzibar SS Home 11/12 Football Shirt

Zanzibar SS Home 11/12 Football Shirt Made By Hummel. Colour Black/Brown

£24.99 Buy
Ajax 11/12 SS Home Football Shirt

Ajax of Amsterdam 11/12 SS Home Football Shirt Made By Adidas Colour Torro Red/White

£24.99 Buy
Total 90 Shoot IV SG Football Boots Black/Yellow

Total 90 Shoot IV SG Football Boots.

£29.99 Buy
Nike5 Elastico Pro IC Indoor Football Trainers White/Lime/Grey

Created specifically to meet the demands of the indoor game, the Nike5 Elastico Pro IC Indoor Trainer provides grip and comfort for fast-paced action.

£29.99 Buy
Total 90 Shoot III L FG Football Boots Pearl White/Challange Red/Black

The Nike T90 SHOOT III represents an incredible value line that still incorporates the kind of technology and build quality found in the boots of premier league players.

£29.99 Buy
Dual Loop Lite Ionic/Magnetic Bracelet Blue/Blue

Trion:Z bracelets bring the power of negative ions and twin 1,000 Gauss therapeutic magnets together to create the most powerful product of its kind today.

£18.99 Buy
Total 90 Shoot IV TF Kids Football Trainers White/Hi Viz Orange

Power, style and performance included in an affordable pair of rugby trainers for younger players.

£19.99 Buy

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Filtered words will be replaced with the filtered version of the word.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <i> <b> <a> <p> <br> <dd> <blockquote> <q>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Glossary terms will be automatically marked with links to their descriptions. If there are certain phrases or sections of text that should be excluded from glossary marking and linking, use the special markup, [no-glossary] ... [/no-glossary]. Additionally, these HTML elements will not be scanned: a, abbr, acronym, code, pre.

More information about formatting options

Results & Fixtures

Tables

Team P W D L GD PTS
Vegalta Sendai 13 8 3 2 15 27
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 8 1 4 11 25
Jubilo Iwata 13 7 3 3 13 24
Shimizu S-Pulse 13 7 2 4 4 23
Urawa Reds 13 6 4 3 4 22
Tokyo 12 7 1 4 2 22
Kawasaki Frontale 13 7 1 5 22
Sagan Tosu 13 5 5 3 4 20
Yokohama F. Marinos 13 4 6 3 2 18
Kashima Antlers 13 5 2 6 3 17
Cerezo Osaka 13 5 2 6 1 17
Kashiwa Reysol 12 5 2 5 17
Nagoya Grampus 12 5 2 5 -2 17
Vissel Kobe 13 5 8 -5 15
Omiya Ardija 13 4 3 6 -11 15
Gamba Osaka 12 2 3 7 -10 9
Albirex Niigata 13 2 3 8 -12 9
Consadole Sapporo 13 1 1 11 -19 4
View Full Table