Masanaga Kageyama

Masanaga Kageyama is a senior official of the Japan Football Association (JFA) who recently made headlines after being sentenced in France for viewing child abuse images on a plane. Caught during a stopover at Charles de Gaulle airport, Kageyama, who was on his way to the Under-20 World Cup in Chile, claimed ignorance of the law regarding such material in France. Following the incident, the JFA terminated his contract and expressed that his actions were unacceptable within the football community. Kageyama, a former professional footballer turned technical director, has also managed teams in Macau and Singapore.