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AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa announced at an extraordinary congress in Tokyo the confederation's support for Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election in March. This is a reversal after August criticism of the plan to sell commercial rights to FIFA tournaments to private investors. The candidacy deadline is 18 November; no serious rivals have yet emerged.
Sevara AzamovaFIFA President Gianni Infantino sent a proposal on September 28 to the heads of six confederations for a four-year development fund of $6.35 billion (€5.5 billion): each of the 211 associations would receive $25 million. The plan is to be finalized by the FIFA Council in December and approved at the congress in March. The proposal came amid UEFA's preparation of a criminal complaint against Infantino and the upcoming presidential election on March 18 in Rabat.
Bekzod Nazarov
