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Fifa president Gianni Infantino was asked to stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic involving Bermuda last weekend by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.
In a letter seen by the BBC, Montagliani referred to the "governance crisis surrounding Fifa", before asking Infantino to reconsider attending the CFU Under-14 Series event.
The Canadian, who is also a Fifa vice-president, added his presence would "unfortunately undermine the technical nature" of the competition.
Infantino was invited as a guest of the Dominican Republic, although the invitation is believed to have been issued prior to his controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which has left his position under threat.
"The media will focus on this situation, which will unfortunately significantly take away from the technical nature of the CFU youth competition," wrote Montagliani.
"As such, I respectfully ask you in the name of football to reconsider your attendance as it will unfortunately undermine the technical nature of this important youth development activity."
Infantino was well received on his arrival to the Caribbean country, while a number of Concacaf nations have backed him to continue for a fourth term as Fifa president.
Bermuda Football Association President Mark Wade was seen in a video share a laugh with the FIFA President during his time in the Caribbean.
"We deeply appreciate your visit to the Dominican Republic, without doubt that your presence in our country puts us on the international football radar and opens us great prospects for growth and development of Dominican football," said Dominican Republic's minister of sports and recreation Kelvin Cruz in a statement.
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