FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Spain vs Russia - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 1, 2018 Spain's Andres Iniesta scores a penalty during the shootout REUTERS/Albert Gea
TOKYO (Reuters) - They have four World Cup winners medals between them but the J.League's high-profile recent recruits, including Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres, have struggled to make an impact this season.
Spaniard Iniesta, who plays for Vissel Kobe alongside compatriot David Villa and German Lukas Podolski, was hoping to deliver a first ever J.League title for the team bankrolled by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.
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