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Foxes land Japan star
Abe makes move to Walkers Stadium after international clearance
Last updated: 31st August 2010 
Abe: Free-kick specialist
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Leicester City have announced the signing Yuki Abe after the Japan midfielder was granted a work permit.
The 28-year-old's switch to the Walkers Stadium from Urawa Red Diamonds was sealed just hours before the close of the transfer window at 6pm on Tuesday in England.
Abe, a free-kick specialist, has been capped 49 times by Japan and played in every match of his country's World Cup campaign this summer.
"Leicester City have signed Japanese international Yuki Abe from Urawa Reds," read a statement on the Leicester's official website.
Abe could make his debut in Leicester's first match after the international break at Coventry on 11th September.
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 14th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Hull |
| 19:45 | Brighton vs Millwall |
| 19:45 | Bristol City vs Crystal Palace |
| 19:45 | Burnley vs Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Cardiff vs Peterborough |
| 19:45 | Coventry vs Leeds |
| 19:45 | Derby vs Reading |
| 19:45 | Doncaster vs Blackpool |
| 19:45 | Middlesbrough vs Nottm Forest |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Ipswich |
| 19:45 | Watford vs Leicester |
| 19:45 | West Ham vs Southampton |
| Friday 17th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| 20:00 | Reading vs Burnley |
| Saturday 18th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| 15:00 | Barnsley vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Crystal Palace vs Watford |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Leeds vs Doncaster |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs Coventry |
| 15:00 | Peterborough vs Bristol City |
| 15:00 | Southampton vs Derby |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 11th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| Southampton 2 - 0 Burnley | |
| Reading 2 - 0 Coventry | |
| Hull 3 - 0 Bristol City | |
| Leicester 2 - 1 Cardiff | |
| Blackpool 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Leeds 1 - 2 Brighton | |
| Nottm Forest 1 - 1 Watford | |
| Millwall 0 - 0 Derby | |
| Tuesday 7th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 4th February | |
| npower Championship | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Millwall | |
| Burnley 1 - 1 Peterborough | |
| Brighton 1 - 0 Leicester | |
| Coventry 2 - 3 Ipswich | |
| Bristol City 0 - 3 Leeds | |
| Cardiff 1 - 3 Blackpool | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Crystal Palace | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Southampton | |
| Watford 2 - 1 Barnsley | |
| Wednesday 1st February | |
| npower Championship | |
| Leicester 2 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 31st January | |
| npower Championship | |
| Millwall 0 - 2 Watford | |
npower Championship Table
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 29 | 56 |
| 2 | Southampton | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 29 | 50 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 30 | 50 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 30 | 49 |
| 6 | Hull City | 29 | 49 |
| 7 | Reading | 29 | 48 |
| 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 30 | 48 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 47 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 30 | 45 |
| 11 | Burnley | 30 | 44 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 30 | 42 |
| 13 | Derby County | 29 | 42 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 39 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 29 | 39 |
| 16 | Watford | 30 | 37 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 29 | 35 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 29 | 34 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 34 |
| 20 | Millwall | 30 | 30 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 30 | 30 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 25 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 24 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 30 | 22 |
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