Oldest football professional ‘King Kazu’ Kazuyoshi Miura plays on at 54

Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional football player, is set to keep playing at age 54 after extending the contract with his Japanese team Yokohama FC for another season.

“King Kazu”, as he’s called by the fans, is set to play his 36th season as a professional footballer after starting his career with Santos in Brazil in 1986.

The season starts the day after his 54th birthday on February 26.

“My aspirations and my passion for football are only getting bigger,” he said in…