TOKYO -- The J-League, Japan's pro soccer circuit, had a big weekend -- in Thailand.
On Saturday, Thais were particularly interested in a game between the J-League's Shimizu S-Pulse and Consadole Sapporo. The game pitted two Thai stars against each other, Shimizu's Teerasil Dangda and Sapporo's Chanathip Songkrasin. Chanathip, 26, is a national hero back home, and Teerasil, 32, is a member of the Thai national team.
