Football: Japan attacker Nakamura joins Lyon from Reims on 4-yr deal

LONDON - Japan attacker Keito Nakamura has joined Olympique Lyonnais on a four-year deal, the French Ligue 1 club said Wednesday, after completing his transfer from second-tier club Stade de Reims.

The 26-year-old was one of Japan's standout performers on his World Cup debut this summer in North America, starting all four games and scoring the Samurai Blue's first goal of the campaign in their 2-2 group-stage draw with the Netherlands.