Tag: Japan Football Association

Sports world shocked by the news of Sepp Blatter, FIFA president resignation

JUNE 3 (Reuters) —  Sports world shocked by the news of FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, resignation on Wednesday (June 3). The 79-year-old Swiss, who beat challenger Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan in last week’s vote, resigned on Tuesday (June 2) in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself. In Japan, Kozo Tashima, the Vice President of the Japan Football Association, called for urgently needed reforms and […]