Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president
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 Azamova
