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Report reveals Japan sent FIFA execs 'gifts' during 2022 World Cup bid race
A controversial internal report published by FIFA on the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has revealed that Japan violated bid guidelines in 2010, sending then-president Sepp Blatter and other FIFA executives "gifts" worth more than ¥100,000. The report said Japan, which ...
FIFA proposes granting eight spots for Asia at 2026 World Cup
FIFA on Thursday proposed to allocate eight slots for Asia at the 2026 World Cup, an increase from the current 4.5 for the continent when the field expands from 32 to 48. The plan by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his counterparts from six confederations, ...
Japan may have to wait for more Club World Cup heroics
Kashima Antlers showed how far Japanese soccer has come when they gave Real Madrid a mighty scare in the Club World Cup final last Sunday, but it may be some time before a J. League champion gets to take advantage of Japan hosting the ...
Plan for Chapecoense, Urawa to play in Suruga Bank Championship formally announced
Tragedy-hit Brazilian club Chapecoense will play in the annual Suruga Bank Championship against J. League Cup winners Urawa Reds next August, the Japan Football Association announced Friday. Members of Chapecoense, including the coach and four players who previously had stints in Japan, were involved in ...
East Asian Football Federation to support Kumamoto earthquake relief efforts
The East Asian Football Federation will donate $20,000 to the Kumamoto Football Association to aid recovery efforts following the recent earthquakes that have rocked Kumamoto and surrounding areas in Kyushu, Japan Football Association president Kozo Tashima said Wednesday. Tashima, an executive board member of soccer's ...
JFA boss Tashima eager to put end to J. League schedule debate
Japan Football Association president Kozo Tashima wants to put an end to the running debate on the potential switch to a fall-spring season for the J. League. A month has passed since Tashima beat former general secretary Hiromi Hara in the JFA's first presidential election. ...
New JFA vice president Okada keen to shake up Japanese soccer
New Japan Football Association vice president Takeshi Okada fired a warning shot on Friday, urging the Japanese soccer community to have the courage to change if it wants to retain its current status in the world game. Japan's two-time World Cup coach spoke for the ...
The East Asian Football Federation announced on Thursday that Japan will host the next East Asian Cup in December 2017. The EAFF made the decision through meetings of its executive committee and congress. The fixtures and venues have yet to be decided. The most recent East ...
New JFA president Tashima targets World Cup semi spot by 2030
New Japan Football Association president Kozo Tashima vowed to achieve his organization's midterm goal of reaching the World Cup semifinals by 2030 when he officially took office on Sunday. The 58-year-old, who won the presidential election at the end of January when he was vice ...
The Japan Football Association approved FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima as its new president and former national team manager Takeshi Okada as the vice president on Thursday at a board of directors meeting. The 58-year-old Tashima won the presidential election in late January and ...
JFA elects Tashima as new president
FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima was elected as the next Japan Football Association president on Sunday. Tashima, the current vice president, won 40 of the 75 eligible votes in the JFA council while his opponent, general secretary Hiromi Hara, had 34. There was one ...
The Japan Football Association Board of Directors has selected JFA vice president Kozo Tashima as its pick to be the next president of Japan's soccer federation, a JFA source revealed Wednesday. The board members had until Jan. 6 to cast their votes for the 58-year-old ...
