The Japan Football Association will wait until Japan's ongoing Asian Cup campaign has finished before responding to reports that a match-fixing case involving manager Javier Aguirre will go to court, JFA president Kuniya Daini said Thursday.
Spanish media reported on Wednesday that a case filed by anti-corruption prosecutors last month naming Aguirre as one of 41 defendants has been accepted by a Valencia judge, with proceedings set to begin in February.
The case follows an investigation into a 2011 Spanish League match that saw Real Zaragoza — at the time managed by Aguirre — beat Levante 2-1 on the final day of the season to avoid relegation from the first division.