FIFA President Infantino denied police escort in Vancouver

Request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort is denied by Canadian police

A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to give be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department confirmed Wednesday. "Formal motorcades where traffic is stopped are reserved for heads of state," Deputy Chief Don Chapman said in a statement. "As the FIFA executive do not meet Internationally Protected Person (IPP) standards that would warrant such an escort (closing roads, intersections, not adhering to t...

By ROB GILLIES