The Footballer of the Year
　Kunisige Kamamoto was selected as the Footballer of the Year 1968-1969, by Japanese football writers.　Kamamoto, age 24，was the　top goal-getter in the Olympic Football Touenament in Mexico and Japan Soccer League in 1968. He had been awarded the same honour in 1966-1967 and this time gained 129 votes among 134 writers of newspapers，radio and television.
　This is thc first time that a player was scleclcd　twice　and gained such an overwhelming majority.　

　Association‘s Coach
　Shigeo Yaegashi, the captain of the national team for past four years, announced to retire and signed up as an instructor with the Japan Football Association.　Now the Association has two full-time coachs, Mr. Yaegashi and Mr. Hiraki who　had turned two years ago.

　Two J.S.L. Clubs in Southeast-Asia
　Two clubs of Japan Soccer League visited Southeast-Asian countries in February　and March. Mitsubishi FC of Tokyo played six matches against Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and HongKong, andwon 2, drew　2 and lost l. Meanwhile Kamamoto’s side，Yanmar Diesel FC of Osaka, won 4， lost 2 in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia, Thailand.　During this tour Kamamoto proved　that　he　the hero not only in Japan but in these Asian countries.

　Mexicans won 4 matches in a row
　Visiting Mcxican first division club Vera Cruz won all four matchs over Japanese national team twice, 3-l on 21st and l-0 on 23 rd at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, and Toyo Kogyo FC 4-1 in Hiroshima on　26th，and Yanmar Diesel FC 2-0　in Kyoto on 29th. Spectators of four matches were some 80,000 in total

　Football Supporters' Club
　60 delegates from 32 Footballl Supporters' Clubs throughout Japan as scmbled at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on March 23, and declared to organize an Association of Football Supporters’ Clubs in Japan. They are planning to promote the boys football in all parts of Japan, and make every possible propaganda for the development of football.
　The works　of　the　Football　Supporters' Clubs in Japan, which is called “Soccer Tomo-no-kai” (Football Friends Association), are much different from　those of other countries. Japanese Supporters’ Clubs do not support any particular football club, but support football itself.
　For instance, Hyogo Soccer Tomo-no-kai, which is located at Kobe, the famous international port of western Japan, has “Sunday Football School” for boys under 16, and has contributed to found about 130 boys football clubs for past five years. And Boys Football Carnival is held by the “Tomo-no-kai” every year and friendly meeting and games take place with other supporters’ clubs. lt also has a club opend for any adults who want to enjoy football. In other districts, the works of the supporters’ clubs are almost the same.
　The newly organized Japanese Association of　Football　Supporters’ Clubs is　asking kind advice of foreign countries and want to have good relations with　friends　in every country of the world.
　Adress: c/o The Footaball Association of Tokyo
　Kishi Memorial Hall
　25 Kannami-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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