Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Monday.
The two discussed joint cooperation and how best to tackle the challenges to football brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
They also talked about the game's role in consolidating the values of tolerance and cooperation, as football is a language of peace, love and global communication.
Sheikh Mohamed and Infantino reviewed the most important challenges and difficulties faced by the continuity of regional and international sports competitions and tournaments during 2020 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Infantino lauded the UAE's keenness to host the most prominent international sports forums and platforms that bring together sports stars, fans and stakeholders from different countries to discuss ways to develop the sport in all its aspects.
The head of world football's governing body was recently a guest at the Dubai International Sports Conference, alongside the likes of superstar players Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski, and was a witness to the FA signing an historical agreement with its Israeli counterpart to boost closer ties between the two associations last month.
The meeting was also attended by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports, Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAE Football Association, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Member of the Executive Council, and Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi.
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