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Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino in U-turn on Fifa presidency
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AFC president Sheikh Salman praises and hugs Infantino
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It had stood with Uefa and Concacaf against him
The Asian Football Confederation has endorsed Gianni Infantino for another term as Fifa’s president in a turnaround in its stance from two months ago when it criticised the head of football’s world governing body for a breach of trust.
The AFC president, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, speaking at the body’s extraordinary congress in Tokyo on Friday, embraced Infantino with a large hug in front of the membership as he delivered his endorsement.
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