Swiss roll

THE BARBADOS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (BFA) is kicking with FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino of Switzerland in next month’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter at the helm of the crisis-hit global football body.

Infantino flew into Barbados late Sunday night on a private jet and visited the BFA’s headquarters and the AstroTurf Facility in Wildey, St Michael, during the feature match of a Digicel Premier League triple-header at the venue.

When contacted yesterday, BFA president Randy Harris, without denying or confirming a Reuters News Agency report that Infantino had gained his support, told the DAILY NATION that he had invited the high-ranking football administrator into Barbados to have a first-hand look at the sport’s infrastructure.

Infantino, who is general secretary of European football body UEFA, was a special guest at last weekend’s two-day meeting in Antigua of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which has 25 votes in the upcoming FIFA election. (EZS/REUTERS)

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