Despite Past ‘Unofficial Bans’. New JSA Chairman Tsuneyasu Miyamoto’s Realistic Appointment of Hidetoshi Nakata, Known for Enjoying Sake

However, Nakata was effectively banned from the JFA for a long time. This was due to a charity match held by “Take Action Foundation,” a general incorporated association established by Hide in 2008.

The JFA even went so far as to contact the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) to request their support for this match that Hide (Nakata) had planned. However, it was later discovered that this was not a pure charity match. The JFA was furious that a portion of the profits had been made. Since that incident, Hide (Nakata) has never been able to step over the JFA’s threshold.

Six years later, at a friendly match against Argentina (1-0 on October 8, 2010), in which Italian coach Zaccheroni was selected to participate in the World Cup in Brazil in 2002, there was an interview with Zaccheroni by Mr. Nakata. The TV station that aired the match was the same as the one that broadcast the match.

The TV station that broadcast the match wanted to film the interview at the JFA House, but the JFA executives refused, saying that they would never allow Hide to be interviewed at the House.

The rift between the JFA and Mr. Nakata’s side was so deep that the JFA official who insisted on a de facto “ban” on Mr. Nakata has already retired. Furthermore, Kazuyuki Yukawa, who assumed the position of managing director under the new Miyamoto administration, is said to be a major factor in the situation.

Nakata retired from the JFA after the team’s disastrous 1-4 defeat to Brazil in the final match of the first round of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. After the game ended, Nakata was on the floor in tears, and his teammates were hardly there for him.

No one had heard that Hide (Nakata) was retiring, neither Zico nor any of the players,” said Nakata. So the atmosphere was, ‘Why is he lying down forever? ‘ (A reporter who covered the event on the spot).

At that time, Mr. Yukawa, the team manager at the time, was the only one who tapped Hide on the shoulder and held him in his arms.

Under the Miyamoto administration, Yukawa was promoted to the position of managing director, the third highest position in the JFA. Mr. Yukawa said, ‘In order to make a strong case to FIFA from now on, there should be a second career for players who have represented the national team, with more and more of them becoming executives of JFA. He has a good relationship with Hide (Nakata), so the environment is perfect for Hide (Nakata) to return to the field with the JFA if only Chairman Miyamoto makes a decision.

The new JFA president Miyamoto also continues to dine with Nakata. Although Miyamoto has made “strengthening the Japanese national team” a top priority in his inaugural manifesto, he also faces financial difficulties that necessitated the launch of a crowdfunding campaign, a lack of momentum even after qualifying for the Paris Olympics, the problem of restoring women’s soccer’s popularity, and numerous other issues. There are also a number of issues.

President Miyamoto declared, “There are some things I cannot do alone, so I would like to contribute to the development of soccer by involving many people. If one of them is Hidetoshi Nakata, everyone will be convinced, and this will lead to an increase in the approval rating of the new president Miyamoto.