FIFA President Gianni Infantino is visiting Japan to court Asian federation support ahead of his March re-election bid, after apologizing for mistakes in a now-scrapped $4.2 billion World Cup commercial plan. Support among Asian members appears divided, as Infantino seeks the votes needed for a fourth term.

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Infantino plans Japan trip seeking FIFA reelection backing

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Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is a Bahraini football administrator. As of 2023, he is Senior Vice-president of the FIFA Council. He has been president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2 May 2013. Before becoming president of the AFC, he had been president of Bahrain Football Association (2002–13), chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee, and deputy chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.

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