BOTH Japan and the United States are countries which would interest Des Buckingham later in his coaching career.

Oxford United’s boss had already worked in Australia, New Zealand and India prior to joining the U’s last November.

Asked what other countries might tempt him in the future, Buckingham pointed to the MLS in the States and the J-League in Japan.

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He told BBC Radio Oxford’s The Dub podcast: “I’ve travelled enough so far as a youngish coach, but certainly I think the MLS, not right now, but it’s certainly been of interest to me, and so has the J-League in Japan.

“The MLS from both a football point of view, and what they’ve done, and the development of their football has been significant, not just because of the players, and the type of players that are going out there, but how they’ve developed their infrastructure would be fascinating.

“The J-League simply because I’ve been on holiday to Japan three or four times, and I find it very similar to New Zealand, where the culture of Japan is really good.

“Really good people, lovely scenery, a wonderful place to live, and also the football over there has really developed significantly.

“If anyone gets the chance to watch J-League games, the technical and tactical ability of the players now in that league is really high.

“Not right now, but in the future, they would certainly be the two places if I was to go back overseas that would really be of interest.”