Fifa Vice-president Asks Infantino to Skip CFU Event Over Governance Crisis in Dominican Republic

In a letter seen by the BBC, Fifa vice-president Victor Montagliani referred to the "governance crisis surrounding Fifa" before asking Gianni Infantino to reconsider attending the CFU Under-14 Series event. The Canadian, who is also a Concacaf president, added that his presence would "unfortunately undermine the technical nature" of the competition. Infantino was invited as a guest of the Dominican Republic, although the invitation is believed to have been issued prior to his controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which has left his position under threat.

"The media will focus on this situation, which will unfortunately significantly take away from the technical nature of the CFU youth competition, wrote Montagliani. "As such, I respectfully ask you in the name of football to reconsider your attendance as it will unfortunately undermine the technical nature of this important youth development activity. Infantino was well received on his arrival to the Caribbean country, while a number of Concacaf nations have backed him to continue for a fourth term as Fifa president.