No Vancouver police escort for Infantino, FIFA deny making request
Police in Vancouver have said FIFA president Gianni Infantino won't get a requested police escort for Thursday's congress of the ruling football body in the Canadian city, while FIFA denied having made such a request. "Formal motorcades where traffic is stopped are reserved for heads of state," police department deputy chief Don Chapman was quoted by local media as saying in a statement.
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