‘There are problems, but he is a legend’…Former Japanese national team soccer player Hisato Sato “after” his “adulterous love affair” with a therapist.

Facing Myself and My Family”

On June 2, 2012, more than a month after this report (first published on April 25, 2012), Sato updated her Instagram page,

I apologize for the trouble I have caused you with my personal affairs.

He also wrote an apology,

I would like to face myself and my family once again, and also sincerely face soccer, the sport that raised me.

He also posted the following words of apology. When this magazine directly interviewed him, he said that he was discussing divorce, but he did not mention it. However, an alumnus of the Japanese national team who knows the situation well said

I heard that even though there was the affair, his wife said she would never divorce him. Hisato is determined to start over, and he has continued to purify himself with the aim of returning to the world of soccer.

Thanks to his efforts, he appeared in the “Dream Soccer in Higashiosaka City” held at the Hanazono Rugby Ground in Higashiosaka City on July 21, ’24, when his participation was in doubt.’ On September 6, ’24, he also made his return as a commentator on “DAZN,” which distributed the North and Central American W Cup Asian final qualifying match against China.

However, his return has been met with critical comments on social networking sites, such as, “He’s back, and he’s back!　It is also true that there have been critical comments on social networking sites about his return. And when he participated in the Sanfrecce-Hiroshima Legends Match mentioned earlier, social networking sites were as critical as ever, with comments such as, “He shouldn’t be out there,” and “He’s playing soccer without a second thought. On the other hand, there were also comments such as, “There may be many problems, but Hisato Sato is a legend. For Sanfrecce fans, Sato is a legend, and there is no doubt that he is the man of their dreams.

I hope that he will continue to be a family man and a soccer player with sincerity.