Asian football chief backs Gianni Infantino's bid for fourth FIFA term

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa pledged support for Gianni Infantino's bid for another FIFA term at the Asian Football Confederation's congress in Tokyo, BBC Sport reports. Two months earlier, Salman had joined a letter criticizing Infantino's failed World Cup investment plan. BBC Sport says Asia has 46 votes in the March election; no rival had filed when it reported, with a Nov. 18 deadline.