MANAMA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino claimed Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that the finances of football’s governing body were “extremely solid”, despite it posting a $369 million loss earlier this year.

Infantino was speaking at the Asian Football Confederation’s congress in Bahrain, a meeting which also saw one of the leading global advocates for reform, Australia’s Moya Dodd, lose her seat on the all-powerful FIFA Council.

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