Conjurors Open Up Bag of Tricks ; Killen: I Was Mesmerised by Nakamura Magic Act at Olympics ... Now He has Teamed Up with Aiden to Run Rings Round Teams

Mail on Sunday › January 27, 2008

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CHRIS KILLEN learned to his cost five years before his Celtic team-mates exactly why Shunsuke Nakamura is regarded as one of the most talented foot-ballers to emerge from Japan. The New Zealand- born striker was making his international debut in 2000 when he first confronted Nakamura and a 4-0 defeat in an Olympic Games test match soured his big moment.

Nakamura scored the first of Japans goals to enhance his already burgeoning reputation and leave Killen drooling over his rivals plethora of skills.

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Conjurors Open Up Bag of Tricks ; Killen: I Was Mesmerised by Nakamura Magic Act at Olympics ... Now He has Teamed Up with Aiden to Run Rings Round Teams

Naka scored a great free-kick goal, so I knew back then what he was capable of, said Killen. I didnt really know anything about the Japanese players but when you see ...

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