The reporter reported coldlyOn December 24, the Japanese Football Association will hold a general election, but the new president of the Football Association has already been selected, and he is the former captain of the Japanese team, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu. As the only candidate, he will turn 47 in February next year and will become the 15th president of the Japanese Football Association. Miyamoto is the sixth president of the Japan Football Association to have an international football resume, after Ken Naganuma, Shunichiro Okano, Saburo Kawabuchi, Kuniya Ohinto and current chairman Kozo Tajima, with Miyamoto having played in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and the 2004 Asian Cup, with 77 appearances for Japan. In addition, he will be the second-youngest president in the 103-year history of the Japan Football Association, only older than the first president who took office in 1921, Jikichi Imamura (40). Originally, Tokuaki Suzuki, a special envoy of the J-League President's Office and a former AFC **, wanted to compete, but he failed to get more than 16 candidates to run and was not qualified to run. 
On November 29, the Japan Football Association announced that Miyamoto Tsuneyasu is the only candidate for the next president of the Football Association, and on December 24, at the special council meeting of the Japan Football Association, representatives from 47 prefectures and prefectures, J1 clubs, women's football leagues, futsal associations, beach soccer football associations, junior high school and high school football associations, a total of 79 representatives will vote. As the only candidate, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu should be elected without suspense, and in March next year, he will officially succeed Kozo Tajima in office. Kozo Tajima, who has been elected president of the Football Association for four consecutive terms, is considered to have created the "** era" of Japanese football, especially this year, the Japanese team led by Mori Hoyi is invincible, and many insiders in the Football Association hope that he will continue to be re-elected, but the 66-year-old Kozo Tajima decided to retire, and Miyamoto Tsuneyasu is about to become the first president of the Japanese Football Association with World Cup experience, and the outside world believes that he can bring a new atmosphere. When he was a player, Miyamoto Hengjing played as a defender and was a famous Gamba player. In 2001, he had the opportunity to join West Ham, but he was stuck in a labor permit, and it was not until the end of 2006 that his dream of staying in Europe was fulfilled and he joined Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg. When he was a player, Miyamoto was known for his strong personality, and in the 2002 World Cup, he wore a protective mask when he broke his nose, and was called "Batman" by Japanese fans. 
Although he failed to join the Premier League, Miyamoto insisted on learning Xi English and played a "role" in the 2004 Asian Cup.1 4 finals, Japan vs. Jordan, the two sides played a penalty shootout, Shunsuke Nakamura and Sandu all missed, Miyamoto Hengjing on the grounds of poor quality of the turf at the penalty spot, communicated with the Malaysian referee on duty in English, and asked to continue the penalty shootout on the other side, Malaysian referee Subidin surprisingly met his request, the last 4 penalties of Jordan were all missed, and Japan entered the semifinals and finally won the championship. After the incident, the AFC banned the referee on duty, but Miyamoto's plan succeeded and became a classic anecdote. After retiring from the army, Miyamoto obtained an A-level coaching certificate and also worked as a football commentator on the Japanese men's and women's football matches at the 2012 London Olympics. In addition to coaching Gamba Gamba , he also served as a special director of the J-League in 2014 and gained experience in football management. In April 2014, Miyamoto became one of the 10 members of the FIFA World Cup Technical Team, responsible for providing technical and summary reports for each match. With a track record as a professional player and coach, as well as experience in football commentary and league management, as well as a flurry in English, Miyamoto is the ideal candidate to continue Japan's strategy of "leaving Asia and joining Europe". 
In world football, it is not uncommon for legends or coaches to become presidents of football associations, with Suker (Croatia), Savčević (Montenegro), Hasakak (Czech Republic), Rato, Boniek (Poland), Protasov (Ukraine), Pantelic, Zajic (Serbia), Osim (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Aviradze, Kobiashvili (Georgia), Zagorakis (Greece) and Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) all set precedents, but not everyone has been able to achieve results that match their playing days. Croatia in the Souk era finished runners-up in the 2018 World Cup, surpassing his achievements as playersHowever, Samuel Eto'o, who took office at the end of 2021, and Cameroon stopped in the group stage of the Qatar World Cup, Eto'o was suspected of corruption, cronyism and withholding bonuses, and scandals continued. Whether Miyamoto can witness Japan break through the bottleneck of the round of 16 that began in 2002 at the North American World Cup three years later depends on his creation. 