{"id":146263,"date":"2026-08-22T04:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gianni-infantino-visits-dr-and-reaffirms-fifas-support-for-luis-abinader\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T04:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:58:05","slug":"gianni-infantino-visits-dr-and-reaffirms-fifas-support-for-luis-abinader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/gianni-infantino-visits-dr-and-reaffirms-fifas-support-for-luis-abinader\/","title":{"rendered":"Gianni Infantino visits DR and reaffirms FIFA&#8217;s support for Luis Abinader"},"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, arrived this Friday in the Dominican Republic on a strategic visit that seeks to strengthen ties with local soccer. The top leader of world soccer was received at Punta Cana Airport by the Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, along with prominent figures from the national sports scene.<\/p>\n\n<p>The welcoming committee was composed of the president of the Dominican Football Federation, the president of the Dominican Olympic Committee, Luis\u00edn Mej\u00eda, and the national football commissioner, who accompanied Infantino during his first hours in Dominican territory.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dialogue with President Luis Abinader<\/h3>\n\n<p>During his stay at the airport terminal, Gianni Infantino held a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, who gave him a warm welcome to the country. The Dominican leader expressed his firm willingness to maintain the best relations with the international organization to collaborate in the growth of this discipline.<\/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 immediately feeling like I was in my country and it is, the truth is it is like that, it is like that, it is like that. You have a Dominican as president of FIFA.<\/p>\n<cite>Gianni Infantino, FIFA president<\/cite>\n\n\n<p>For his part, President Abinader reiterated the Dominican State&#8217;s commitment to working hand in hand with FIFA, highlighting the importance of this visit for the future of the sport in the nation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commitment to Dominican soccer<\/h3>\n\n<p>This high-level visit is part of the efforts to consolidate the development of soccer in the Dominican Republic. As reported by Alofoke Deportes, the work agenda includes:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Promotion of new sports infrastructure projects.<\/li><li>Specialized training programs for coaches and technicians.<\/li><li>Strategies for the massification and reach of soccer throughout the national territory.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Infantino&#8217;s presence represents a milestone for Dominican sports, reaffirming FIFA&#8217;s interest in the country&#8217;s growth potential and guaranteeing the necessary support to raise the competitive and organizational level of the discipline.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DB-example\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official post regarding Gianni Infantino&#8217;s arrival in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/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, arrived this Friday in the Dominican Republic on a strategic visit that seeks to strengthen ties with local soccer. 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