Japan FA head Kozo Tashima to stand against Infantino for Fifa presidency

• Tashima says he brings ‘honest, sound, upright attitude’

• ‘What Fifa ⁠needs now are these values,’ he adds

The Japan Football Association president, Kozo Tashima, ⁠has said he will run for the ⁠Fifa ​presidency in March.

Gianni Infantino, ⁠who is seeking re-election, has faced opposition since his failed ⁠move in July to bring ​private investors into ‌a new ‌Fifa commercial entity holding rights linked ‌to competitions including the World Cup.