Photo: FIFA President Shavkat presented Mirziyoyev with a T-shirt with his last name

The president of Uzbekistan proposed to hold major FIFA events in the country.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the head of the International Football Federation Gianni Infantino on may 5 to discuss issues of popularization of football in our country and joint holding of major events.

"The head of the prestigious global sports organization highly appreciated and fully supported the reforms carried out in our country on the development of football, the wide involvement of young people and girls in it, the education of talents, the creation of popular and modern infrastructure, the training of qualified coaches and industry professionals.

Gianni Infantino warmly congratulated the leader of Uzbekistan on the fact that our youth team recently won the Asian Cup. This is the next confirmation of the effectiveness of practical work in this area," the press service of the president said.

At the meeting, it was noted with particular satisfaction that close and fruitful cooperation between the Football Association of Uzbekistan and FIFA is at a high level, within the framework of which measures are being taken to establish a modern football cluster in our country today. Particular attention is paid to the issues of preparation and conduct of world-class sporting events and firsts in Uzbekistan, preparation of the national team, expansion of technical support for the development of infrastructure and capacity building of our association, as well as the development of a system for the selection of talented players.The head of FIFA presented the president of Uzbekistan with a T-shirt with the surname of Mirziyoyev and the number 24.