Football: Makoto Hasebe sets Bundesliga record for games by Asian

Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe set the record for most games by an Asian player in Germany's top flight on Saturday, racking up his 309th appearance for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-0 home loss to Mainz.The 36-year-old tied the record of South Korean great Cha Bum Kun with his 308th appearance, on Wednesday in Frankfurt's 3-0 win at Werder Bremen."I'm very proud to have played more Bundesliga games than any other Asian player. But for me, it would have been much, much more important for the team to win today," Hasebe said in an interview posted on the Bundesliga's official website.Playing…READ FULL ARTICLE