{"id":144125,"date":"2026-08-21T20:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/abinader-welcomes-gianni-infantino-dr-seeks-to-strengthen-fifa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:49:43","slug":"abinader-welcomes-gianni-infantino-dr-seeks-to-strengthen-fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/abinader-welcomes-gianni-infantino-dr-seeks-to-strengthen-fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Abinader welcomes Gianni Infantino: DR seeks to strengthen FIFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gianni Infantino arrives in the Dominican Republic to boost the development of football<\/h2>\n\n<p>The president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, landed this Friday on Dominican soil as part of a strategic visit focused on the growth and strengthening of this discipline in the country. The top leader of world football was received at the Punta Cana Airport by the Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, along with a delegation of national sports authorities.<\/p>\n\n<p>During his stay at the airport terminal, Infantino shared with the president of the Dominican Football Federation, the head of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Luis\u00edn Mej\u00eda, and the national football commissioner, reaffirming FIFA&#8217;s interest in the infrastructure and mass participation projects being carried out in the nation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialogue with President Luis Abinader<\/h3>\n\n<p>One of the highlights of the day was the telephone conversation that Infantino held with the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader. During the exchange, the Dominican leader extended a warm welcome to the official, expressing the State&#8217;s firm interest in maintaining a constant cooperative relationship with the world football governing body.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">I already feel it as my country. You had told me that when we met and about coming and that I immediately felt like I was in my country and it is, the truth is it is like that, it is like that, it is like that. Thank you, thank you.<\/p>\n<cite>Gianni Infantino, FIFA President<\/cite>\n\n\n<p>For his part, President Abinader expressed the government&#8217;s willingness to collaborate closely with FIFA on any initiative necessary to raise the level of local soccer. In response, Infantino reiterated his personal commitment and that of the institution he leads to support talent and sports infrastructure in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visit objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Strengthen institutional ties with the Dominican Football Federation.<\/li><li>Promote sports infrastructure projects nationwide.<\/li><li>Foster technical training programs and the massification of football in all provinces.<\/li><li>Establish a permanent collaboration agenda between the Dominican State and FIFA.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>This visit underscores the growing impact of soccer in the Dominican Republic and the international support that the beautiful game is receiving to consolidate itself as a benchmark discipline in the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gianni Infantino arrives in the Dominican Republic to boost the development of football The president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, landed this Friday on Dominican soil as part of a strategic visit focused on the growth and strengthening of this discipline in the country. 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