The WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition, kicked off Sunday, bringing with it hopes the country's once-dominant national team will be reinvigorated and that new life will be injected into the women's game.Powerhouse INAC Kobe Leonessa claimed a 5-0 home win over Omiya Ardija in the opening fixture in front of 4,123 people at a COVID-19-restricted Noevir Stadium, forward Megumi Takase and her 17-year-old strike partner Maika Hamano each bagging a memorable brace.Starting the inaugural season with 11 clubs, the WE League supersedes the amateur Nadeshiko League as…READ FULL ARTICLE