The Fifa hopeful hoping to take Infantino down with 'samurai spirit'
Summary
Kozo Tashima, the Japan Football Association’s honorary president and a member of the Fifa Council, says he will run against Gianni Infantino in the Fifa presidential election scheduled for March in Morocco. Tashima must first secure endorsements from five member associations and says he wants to improve Fifa’s governance and make football accessible to all.Key Facts
- Tashima is 68 and says he has received positive responses from some associations he has approached for endorsements.
- Infantino has led Fifa for about a decade and has said he believes he has the support of the vast majority of world football.
- Tashima said his campaign is driven in part by concerns about the handling of a cancelled suspension involving U.S. forward Folarin Balogun and a dropped plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors.
- Tashima said he would draw on his “samurai spirit” and described his campaign values as sincerity, soundness, fair play and integrity.
- U.S. President Donald Trump called Infantino to ask for a review of Balogun’s ban, according to the article.
- Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega also plans to run and has said he received more than five endorsements, but did not identify the associations.
- Candidates must show they played an active role in football during at least two of the previous five years.
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