Japan's coach Javier Aguirre gestures during their Asian Cup quarter-final soccer match against UAE at the Stadium Australia in Sydney January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Christo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Less than 24 hours after Japan's shock Asian Cup quarter-final defeat to United Arab Emirates, the Japan Football Association said it would retain the services of coach Javier Aguirre, who is currently embroiled in a match-fixing scandal.
Aguirre was among 41 people named by Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor, who filed a case in a Valencia court in December following a probe into Real Zaragoza's 2-1 win at Levante on the final day of the 2010-11 campaign.
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