By KAZUHIDE SETOGUCHI/ Staff Writer
June 11, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Ayari Okada prepares for a tryout to be an NFL cheerleader in January 2019 in Ibaraki. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
IBARAKI, Osaka Prefecture--Cheerleader Ayari Okada, who roots for the Elecom Kobe Finies in Japan's professional football X League, is once again close to fulfilling her dream of joining the NFL, after being cut in the final audition in 2019. [Read More]
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