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Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift

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GENEVA (AP) — Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the global furor over his failed…

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  1. Al Jazeera

    CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The pressure on Gianni Infantino has led CONCACAF to reportedly ask the FIFA president to skip upcoming tournament.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    GENEVA (AP) — Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the global furor over his failed…

  3. BBC News

    Infantino asked to stay away from youth tournament (opens BBC News)

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    Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.

  4. France 24

    Infantino defies FIFA vice president's request to stay away from Caribbean youth tournament (opens France 24)

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    FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to abstain as pressure mounts over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

  5. The Guardian

    Gianni Infantino angers Concacaf nations by hijacking Caribbean Football Union meeting (opens The Guardian)

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    Infantino used opportunity to lobby for election votes Fifa president was asked to stay away from CFU meeting Gianni Infantino has angered many of the Concacaf nations, whose support he is seeking in his re-election campaign, by hijacking a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to announce F…

  6. Al Jazeera

    Infantino defies FIFA vice president, makes appearance in the Caribbean (opens Al Jazeera)

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    FIFA boss turns up at event after CONCACAF chief Montagliani asked him to reconsider amid the body’s governance crisis.

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