August 22 – Seen alongside Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, at the weekend, further reinforcing ties between the FIFA President and Saudi Arabia.
In some quarters, the fight was seen as the Kingdom’s latest major sports washing event, but Gianni Infantino, who resides in Doha, took the opportunity to socialise with Mohammed bin Salman in the latest of several meetings with the crown prince.
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