Announcing his retirement Wednesday, former Japan forward Seiichiro Maki said he had learned "everything in life" from the sport he spent 16 years playing as a professional."Soccer is my whole life," the 38-year-old striker told a press conference in Kumamoto City, a day after his club, Roasso Kumamoto, announced his departure.Maki, a Kumamoto native, began his career with J-League second-division side JEF United Chiba in 2003 before short stints in Russia and China. He returned to Japan with Tokyo Verdy in 2011 and had been playing with Roasso since 2014."I'm happy I could retire in Kumamo…READ FULL ARTICLE
