Tokyo, Oct 23, 2026 (AFP) - Asian football endorses Infantino re-election in apparent U-turn

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The head of Asian football on Friday said the region supported Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as FIFA president, weeks after stinging criticism over his aborted World Cup selloff plan. The 56-year-old Swiss was present at a Tokyo meeting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa gave his unequivocal backing, in a significant boost to Infantino's prospects of extending his reign. The AFC......

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