
Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and a prominent figure in global soccer governance. Recently, he has been in the news for expressing concerns regarding FIFA President Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell stakes in World Cup operations to private equity investors, indicating that such initiatives could undermine the foundations of continental football.
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Sheik Salman is the president of the Asian Football Confederation who expressed concerns about FIFA's actions undermining continental football.
CONCACAF, UEFA nations reject Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup stakesThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2026-07-30



