Japan football association official resigns after AFC backs Infantino

Takeshi Okada, a vice president of the Japan Football Association and former Japan coach at the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, has resigned. He said responses to controversies surrounding the recent World Cup were significantly at odds with his beliefs and his commitment to integrity in sport. His resignation came a week after Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa announced the AFC’s support for Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president.