ONE is a fictional wellie-wearing teddy who loves a marmalade sandwich. The other likes to fill his boots by knocking the stuffing out of opposition defences. 4 Kyogo has been scoring for fun this pre-season Credit: PA 4 He bizarrely took to the pitch with Paddington Bear in Japan But for one night only last month, Kyogo Furuhashi and Paddington Bear shared a football field together.
Celtic striker Kyogo has already bagged four goals in two pre-season games, and looks sharper than ever after a summer chilling back home. During the off-season, he returned to Japan for a few weeks and paid a visit to FC Gifu — the third-tier club where his professional career started back in 2017. Kyogo was a special guest for his old side’s J3 League clash with Azul Claro Numazu, and joined forces with Paddington to bring the match ball out as part of a bizarre kick-off ceremony.
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“It was a good opportunity to visit some familiar places and I got a great reception. “I was part of the kick-off ceremony at FC Gifu — with the mascot! I didn’t know what was hap.
