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Soccer-Takahara to move from Hamburg to Eintracht Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, May 15 - Japan World Cup forward
Naohiro Takahara is moving from Hamburg SV to Eintracht
Frankfurt on a three-year contract, Hamburg announced on Monday.

Takahara has scored 13 goals in 97 appearances for Hamburg
since joining in January 2003. He managed just one goal in 21
games this term as Hamburg finished third.

The 26-year-old has been named in the Japan squad for the
World Cup in Germany starting on June 9.