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Kozo Tashima, the honorary president of the Japan Football Association (JFA), has announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, aiming to challenge incumbent Gianni Infantino in the election scheduled for March 18, 2027, in Rabat, Morocco. Tashima, who has served on the FIFA Council since 2015, believes he has a 20 to 30 percent chance of winning, focusing on governance as FIFA's primary issue. Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger, former Arsenal manager and FIFA's chief of global football development, is considering a bid for the presidency, though he is not currently the preferred candidate by UEFA. The European football governing body is evaluating several potential candidates to present a credible alternative to Infantino, whose leadership has faced scrutiny over a failed attempt to sell a minority stake in a World Cup company to private investors.
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