World stars remember Japan quake dead

Players at the Club World Cup in Japan paid tribute on Sunday to those who lost their lives and livelihoods in the March earthquake that left 20,000 dead or missing.Santos’ Borges had a prolific stint with Vegalta Sendai in 2006 — a club based in the northeast part of Japan that was hardest hit by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake. “The way the Japanese people have reacted to such terrible natural tragedies this year just showcases what kind of country this is,” Borges, whose side enters the semi-final stage of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, told FIFA.com. Abdullah Koni, the captain of Asian champions Al Sadd, said: “I’m from Senegal so I remember that Japan helped us when we were in trouble.