FIFA Council member Tashima to run as election candidate against Infantino, Japanese media reports

TOKYO (AP) — FIFA Council member Kohzo Tashima intends to run for president of the global soccer body against incumbent Gianni Infantino, Japanese media reported Thursday after a meeting of the national soccer federation.Tashima is the first serious rival to Infantino to emerge since the FIFA leader provoked a furor in global soccer in July with a plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.