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If his time at UEFA was anything to go by, Gianni Infantino loves a draw ceremony – but his trip to Auckland for the Women’s World Cup event nearly went badly wrong.

The ex-Champions League drawmeister has been FIFA president for six years, and jetted Down Under to see the shindig for the 2023 female tournament, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.

Before the draw could take place though, Infantino just happened to be strolling along the riverside in a traditional Maori cloak when he dropped his keys and looked up to see a topless warrior bearing down on him, carrying a spear. OK, not really:

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