Infantino begins FIFA reelection push with high-profile Tokyo meeting
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino was scheduled to meet Asian Football Confederation leaders in Japan during his re election campaign.
- Infantino apologised to FIFA’s 37 member ruling council over a scrapped $4.2 billion World Cup commercial rights plan.
- Asian football federations appeared divided, with Qatar backing Infantino while Jordan publicly opposed his re-election.
- An Associated Press tally found 87 of FIFA’s 211 member federations had indicated support for Infantino ahead of the March 2027 election.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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