Infantino apologised to delegates for his late arrival but European football's leading administrators were deeply unimpressed, and said the FIFA president had been accommodating his own "private political interests" by attending events alongside Trump and Middle East leaders from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

During the meeting, US president Donald Trump introduced Gianni Infantino to the Crown Prince before reportedly delivering his three-word verdict of the FIFA president

Uefa accuses Fifa president Gianni Infantino of prioritising "private political interests" after he turned up late for the world football governing body's congress in Paraguay.