{"id":372337,"date":"2026-08-22T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deep-divisions-as-fifa-president-asked-to-stay-away-from-tournament\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:00:22","slug":"deep-divisions-as-fifa-president-asked-to-stay-away-from-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deep-divisions-as-fifa-president-asked-to-stay-away-from-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deep divisions&#8217; as FIFA president asked to stay away from tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eQKS7o1We-0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Deep divisions' as FIFA president asked to stay away from tournament\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQKS7o1We-0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth football tournament in a sign of deepening divisions caused by his attempted World Cup sell-off, Sky News has learnt.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA president was told in a letter on Friday by the region&#8217;s football leadership that his presence at the event in the Dominican Republic this weekend would &#8216;undermine&#8217; the children&#8217;s matches.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Rob Harris reports.<\/p>\n<p>#SkyNews #FIFA #football #GianniInfantino<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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