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Less drama, more listening, but is Kozo Tashima the candidate to topple Infantino?
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport and BBC Sport are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 08:53 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Less drama, more listening, but is Kozo Tashima the candidate to topple Infantino?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Japan FA honorary president is hoping a calmer approach that makes fewer unwelcome headlines for Fifa will be welcomed by football Not many remember Japan’s bid for the 2022 World Cup, when the country finished the race with only two of the final 22 votes. Kozo Tashima was involved then…
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Less drama, more listening, but is Kozo Tashima the candidate to topple Infantino?
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