Asian football rift deepens as AFC chief clashes with Qatar over Infantino

The Asian football rift deepens as the AFC chief defends his stance against Qatar’s challenge over the confederation’s move to target FIFA president Gianni

A damaging split within Asian football deepened Tuesday as the region's top official hit back at a Qatari challenge over the confederation's move to join UEFA and CONCACAF in targeting FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Aug 18 : Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa on Tuesday rejected the Qatar Football Association's assertion that he had exceeded his authority by joining UEFA and CONCACAF in criticising FIFA President Gianni Infantino. In an unusually forthright letter, the Bahraini administrato