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| | ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Japan set for tug-of-war over Ono |
 | | Japanese officials, for their part, can point to the fact that FIFA rules, permitting countries to ask for the release of players for up to five internationals in 2002, are on their side. |
 | | However, if Ono chooses club over country it will be a further blow to Troussier's World Cup preparations, which have already been hit by a rash of injuries to key players, including Hiroshi Nanami, Toshihiro Hattori and Ryuzo Morioka. |
 | | Ono has been Japan's most consistent performer in Europe this season since joining Feyenoord from J-League club Urawa Reds last summer. |
| www.soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2002/0307/20020307japanono.html (385 words) |
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