Gianni Infantino delays Fifa congress arrival to meet Donald Trump
The Fifa president Gianni Infantino has infuriated football officials by deciding to delay his arrival at the governing body's annual congress in Paraguay next week to be in Saudi Arabia with Donald Trump.
The US president is attending a Gulf summit at the invitation of the Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and multiple sources have told The Times that Infantino will be there too.
It means that Infantino is not expected to arrive in Paraguay's capital Asunción until late on Wednesday, with the congress opening on Thursday morning. The Fifa council meeting that was due to take place in person in Asunción on Tuesday has been moved at short notice to this Friday and will take place via video conference.
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