Mexico, Argentina back Infantino as FIFA fight rages on

Aug 7 : Mexico and Argentina's football associations have thrown their support behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the world soccer chief faces a fierce backlash over a now-abandoned proposal to sell off some of the commercial rights to the World Cup.The Mexican Football Federation (FMF), co-hosts of the recently concluded World Cup, has broken ranks with its own regional confederation by backing Infantino after CONCACAF called for a "comprehensive reckoning" with his presidency.On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) unanimously backed Infantino's leadership, but European soccer's governing body UEFA said it remained committed to boycotting the World Cup and other FIFA competitions.Asia's confederation said it "stood in solidarity" with UEFA and CONCACAF, which run