South America soccer supports Infantino’s reelection at FIFA

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — South American soccer leaders have given their backing to Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as FIFA president as they prepare a four-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Infantino took part in a CONMEBOL council meeting on Tuesday that involved the leaders of the 10 associations. He will seek his re-election at the FIFA Congress on March 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. South American support for Infantino is a sign that both sides have moved past any fallout from CONMEBOL’s rejection of the FIFA president’s suggestion for a biennial World Cup.