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Kobayashi apologizes for saying referee threatened to kill him

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His head is actually large... many Japanese men / boys have really large heads which is not proportional to their body.

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‘How to lose fans & destroy your career’ , in one tweet

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But the player retracted the accusation on Thursday, saying he had met with officials and realized the referee in fact said "I tell you".

"I listen to the discussion between me and him, there is misunderstanding about his word i kill you like I hear but the sound is i tell you," he tweeted.

Qatar, you say?

Lets re-phrase these quotes into what most likely happened.

"But the player retracted the accusation on Thursday, saying he had met with officials and realized the referee in fact said what he said but if he made a stink about it, he would end up in the trunk of a car somewhere."

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If you can't hear the difference between I'm going to kill you and I tell you, then you really do need to go back to This is a pen.

Embarrassing.

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LDTMToday  08:27 am JST

Is it just the camera angle or is his head absurdly large? :P

JimToday  08:53 am JST

His head is actually large... many Japanese men / boys have really large heads which is not proportional to their body.

Insulting racist comments allowed to stay up? I suppose it depends on who is posting, moderation can be very selective here.

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The problem is not what he may or may not of heard - the problem is why put it out on social media, instead of sorting it out within the club

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