Japan's women's national team success is being fuelled by the Japanese Football Association's girls academies in Fukushima, Sakai and Imabari, where players enter at 13 and are developed technically and academically. Analyst Shota Mishio says 25% of original Fukushima graduates have become senior internationals, with seven of the Olympic squad passing through the academy.
Sonia Bompastor says Chelsea will not take any risks with Lauren James in Wednesday's Women's Champions League opener against Austria Wien, keeping the forward fresh for Sunday's WSL showdown with Arsenal, while Erin Cuthbert, Manaka Matsukubo and Aggie Beever-Jones all return to training.
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