Al-Marsad newspaper: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in New York, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The meeting between Erdogan and Infantino took place behind closed doors at the Turkish House.
During the meeting, Infantino presented the Turkish President with the official ball for the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the name “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” written on it, according to Anadolu Agency.
And the Turkish state channel TRT published part of the video, in which Infantino presents the World Cup ball to Erdogan, and tells him: “This is a unique ball that you will not find in the world, there is only one of them.”
“This is the official ball for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar,” the FIFA president added to the Turkish president, while they were carrying the ball, before Erdogan headed the ball with his head.