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|July 5-18, 2021
How the restaurant Dr. Clark created Manhattan’s most promising new soccer team.
LAST OCTOBER, architecture student Zalmai Levrat approached restaurateur Yudai Kanayama with a proposal. He had been dining regularly at Kanayama’s new Chinatown Hokkaido restaurant, Dr. Clark, and the two had bonded over a love of soccer. Levrat’s idea: If he could get a team together, would Kanayama sponsor a Dr. Clark Football Club? They struck a deal— Levrat would build a roster, and Kanayama would handle team and league fees.
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