Actress Mika Kaneda and J Leaguer Sota Nakazawa (of Gamba Osaka) are reportedly dating. The rumor started on Sunday after they both posted the same picture on their blogs. The two apparently met through a common friend and hit it off, and are currently in a relationship, even though Kaneda is in Tokyo and Nakazawa is in Osaka.

Kaneda's agency says that the two are just friends. When Nakazawa was asked about it after practice, he simply said, "I'm focusing on the game."