FIFA politics around Gianni Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resign
Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada has resigned as Japanese soccer federation vice president in protest at the politics around FIFA during Gianni Infantino’s campaign to be re-elected. Japan’s soccer body has published Okada’s resignation statement dated last Saturday. That was 24 hours after the Asian Football Confederation did a U-turn by publicly supporting Infantino, who seeks a fourth and final presidential term at an election in March.
The 70-year-old Okada coached Japan at the World Cups of 1998 and 2010. His resignation statement spoke of his belief “that sports should embody integrity.”
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