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A piece of Spanish football history was secured for Real Sociedad star Takefusa Kubo on Saturday.
By means of his most recent appearance for La Real, this much is known.At the moment, Imanol's team is engaged in a La Liga match against Valencia.
As things stand at Anoeta, the hosts have the upper hand on the scoreboard thanks to a single goal from the previously mentioned Kubo.
RealSociedad Takefusa Kubo, who scored his 24th LaLiga goal today, now has the most appearances in the competition (167), breaking Takashi Inui's record of 166. Samurai.
However, it was not his goal-scoring prowess that cemented Real Sociedad's wing wizard's place in history late on Saturday.
Instead, his success stems from little more than his appearance versus Valencia.
'Takefusa Kubo, who scored his 24th LaLiga goal today, has become the Japanese player with the most appearances in the competition's history (167), breaking Takashi Inui's record.
However, it was not his goal-scoring prowess that cemented Real Sociedad's wing wizard's place in history late on Saturday.
Instead, his success stems from little more than his appearance versus Valencia.
'Takefusa Kubo, who scored his 24th LaLiga goal today, has become the Japanese player with the most appearances in the competition's history (167), breaking Takashi Inui's record.
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