President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa Credit: Mohd RASFAN / AFP

A damaging split within Asian soccer 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.

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