FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resign
GENEVA (AP) -- Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada has resigned as vice president of Japan's soccer federation in protest over the politics surrounding FIFA during Gianni Infantino's campaign for re-election. Japan's soccer body on Wednesday published Okada's resignation statement, dated last Saturday, one day after the Asian Football Confederation reversed course and publicly backed Infantino, who is seeking a fourth and final term as FIFA president in an election in March. Infantino has fac
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event: Takeshi Okada's resignation as Japan soccer federation vice president over FIFA politics during Infantino's re-election campaign, with consistent details.
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