Japan football association official resigns after AFC aligns with Infantino
- Vice president Takeshi Okada said responses to several World Cup controversies did not align with his personal values.
- The vice president of Japan’s football association has quit, saying the “series of responses” to controversies surrounding the World Cup did not align with his personal values.
- Takeshi Okada, who coached Japan at the World Cup in 1998 and again in 2010, stepped down a week after the head of Asian football said the region supported Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president.
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- Vice president Takeshi Okada said responses to several World Cup controversies did not align with his personal values.
- The vice president of Japan’s football association has quit, saying the “series of responses” to controversies surrounding the World Cup did not align with his personal values.
- Takeshi Okada, who coached Japan at the World Cup in 1998 and again in 2010, stepped down a week after the head of Asian football said the region supported Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president.
Sources: Al Jazeera