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Gianni Infantino eyes junior tournament in Dominican Republic as potential route out of crisis

The Guardian Sport · 20 August 2026 at 20:03

Gianni Infantino eyes junior tournament in Dominican Republic as potential route out of crisis

Meetings around event seen as chance to lobby for votes Fifa president may meet his most credible challenger Gianni Infantino wants to split the European and North American coalition that is seeking to oust him by attending a junior tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend in another gamble to cling on to power from the Fifa president.

The Guardian has learned that Infantino has made plans to attend the U14 Boys Challenge competition organised by the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), 21 of whose associations are voting members of Fifa, despite being urged to stay away from the event by senior figures within Concacaf – the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football – which is working with Uefa to remove him.

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Gianni Infantino eyes junior tournament in Dominican Republic as potential route out of crisis

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