# Infantino defies FIFA vice president, appears at Caribbean youth event

https://mins.news/en/item/29653

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 07:22 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/23/infantino-defies-fifa-makes-rare-appearance-at-youth-event-amid-furor?traffic_source=rss

> FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended an Under-14 tournament in Punta Cana despite a request from CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani that he stay away. Montagliani said Infantino’s presence could distract from the event amid FIFA’s governance crisis following the collapse of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

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