FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Semi Final - Flamengo v Al Hilal - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 17, 2019 FIFA President Gianni Infantino alongside Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani before the match REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
(Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday shot down reports that he had instructed female referees not to greet a Qatari delegate during the Club World Cup medal ceremony last week and insisted he remained a strong advocate for women's rights.
After the game in which Bayern Munich beat Mexican side Tigres UANL 1-0, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani was seen fist-bumping male officials as they walked up to the podium but he appeared to ignore female referees Edina Alves Batista and Neuza Back.
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