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JAPAN FOOTBALL FANS CLEAR UP LITTER AT STADIUM AFTER OPENING DEFEAT TO IVORY COAST

Football fans may have a reputation for trashing stadiums after losing big matches. But Japan supporters at the World Cup took defeat to the Ivory Coast in good spirits and consoled themselves by cleaning up their end of the stadium.
These pictures shouldn’t have to be described as ‘incredible’ or ‘surprising’, but it’s a rare sight in the modern game – although not in Japan where fans regularly clear up after themselves both home and away.
And their side may have given up an early lead to suffer a 2-1 defeat in their opening Group C match at this summer’s World Cup, but Japan fans still found time to pick up their litter at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
Japan fans at the Arena Pernambuco (Picture: Twitter)Japan fans at the Arena Pernambuco (Picture: Twitter)
Japan fans stayed behind after the 2-1 loss (Picture: Twitter)
Japan fans stayed behind after the 2-1 loss (Picture: Twitter)



 
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trustee

Person or organization (such as a trust company) named in trust agreement by the trustor or a court (the first party) as a trusted third party to nominally own, and protect and handletrust-property for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries(the second party) in accordance with the terms of the trust agreement. He or she is usually charged with investing trust property prudently and productively, and (unless specifically prohibited) can leasemortgage, or sell it if deemednecessary in fulfillment of the trust's objectives. A trustee can be removed and replaced on court orders but, after accepting trusteeship, he or she may not delegate, renounce, or resign his or her responsibility unless an acceptablesuccessor consents as being the ...
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In the case of bankruptcy, the company would name a trustee to handle any issues that arise regarding liquidating assets and distributing proceeds.
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