SEX-SHAMED SOCCER PLAYER TRYING IT OUT IN GERMANY: A Japanese soccer player caught having underage sex is trying to make a fresh start in Germany:

The LONDON GUARDIAN reports that Naoya Kikuchi has been practicing with the German club Wolfsburg, and hopes to sign with their reserve team.

Kikuchi’s employment in the Land of the Rising Sun ended last June, when he rose to the occasion with a 15-year-old girl.

When the girl finally came forward about the encounter, authorities knew they had their man - since Kikuchi left his wallet in the girl’s bicycle basket.

Kikuchi was kicked off his team, and the Japan Football Association suspended him 12 months from playing in the country - on the field or otherwise.

But when illegal indiscretions affect your job status, Europe is always a welcome haven. Just ask Roman Polanski.