Following last weekend's action the J. League Division One has just started a three-month break for the World Cup but the players will be busy with another tournament -- the Nabisco Cup.
In the annual tournament, which begins Saturday, the 16 Division One teams will initially be divided into four groups of four teams.
This year's contest won't involve any Division Two teams as they now have to play 44 games in their division.
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