Gianni Infantino appeared on a TV mobile during the Club World Cup and Sergio Goycochea surprised him with an unexpected request.

Gianni Infantino smiles in Miami, New York, and every American city where he appears in his role as FIFA president. He is the great host of this massive Club World Cup , which in its first edition is proving a total success in terms of attendance and sporting success. He also smiles for the cameras, in this case on the sports channel DSports , and alongside Sergio Goycochea , who made a special request of him.

The scene unfolded after Real Madrid 's impressive victory over Borussia Dortmund at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey , just a stone's throw from the Big Apple. Real Madrid were leading 2-0, but a mad dash came in the final minutes, with three goals, a red card, a penalty, and a save from Thibaut Courtois that ensured the Spanish side qualified for the semi-finals and now face Luis Enrique's PSG .

All of this was discussed after the match, from the field, by journalist Juan José Buscalia and Sergio Goycochea , who since hanging up his gloves has studied journalism and become a TV personality, with the presence to host, give opinions, and take on interviews. Until Infantino suddenly appeared.

Gianni, who often appears in the stands at this tournament, warmly taking selfies with fans who recognize him, is described by many as FIFA 's most important "influencer." And with that attitude, he's making deals that were unthinkable just a few years ago. For example, bringing the European powers to the heat of the United States, postponing their teams' vacations. He achieved this thanks to millions and millions of dollars, of course, injected into television.

But Infantino smiles and smiles. With that friendly cordiality, he approached to greet Goyco, whom the football world recognizes as one of the main protagonists of the 1990 World Cup in Italy , where he was a hero in the penalty shootout against Yugoslavia and Italy , forever becoming part of the great history of Argentine football.

Buscalia also took the opportunity to greet him live and congratulate him "on the success of the Club World Cup," as he emphasized, shaking his hand and holding it. "So far, it's a great World Cup," the bald manager said briefly .

"He's missing the presence of Argentinians," Goyco suddenly interrupted, always leaning toward the Argentine side. The Boca Juniors and River Plate fans' visits to American soil were the most notable commentary in the first phase of the competition.

"People like football, celebrating, and watching a show—that's what we do," Gianni agreed, enthusiastically, still smiling. It was at this point that Goyco's "public request" had to be addressed.

"Can we turn down the sound before the games? Because it makes our job very difficult..." Goyco shot back at Infantino, also with a smile. The Argentine's comment refers to the extremely loud DJs and hosts trying to get the crowd pumped up before the games kick off. At times, the shouting through the loudspeakers is deafening.

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"Let's work on this, let's go..." Infantino concluded, humorously acknowledging Goyco's complaint. And he left smiling.

Xabi Alonso expects a "great game" in the Club World Cup semi-finals between his Real Madrid and his compatriot Luis Enrique 's PSG . "Great game, great game. I think today we had a Champions League opponent and now we will face the reigning Champions League champions, who have been on a very positive momentum in recent months," he said after the 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund that took PSG to the semi-finals.

"It's going to be the next step, the next level we have to take on in this new project, in this new phase we're beginning. We're growing, and now we're going to prepare to play against PSG," he told reporters. "It's going to be a great challenge for us," he emphasized.

"It's football. Up until the 2-1, we controlled the game quite well, with different phases, but we were taking the game to our own territory. From then on, too much happened in a short time," he said.

"Now we're in the semis and we're happy, and hopefully it's helped us stay focused, stay connected, and play with that presence every minute (...). Overall, I'm happy with the match. I think we played a very serious, quarterfinal-quality match, and now we're trying to get something positive out of that so that, in the future, if we're in the same situation, it doesn't happen again," he added.

Alonso praised left-back Fran García, who scored a goal and was named man of the match. "I think he's having a great tournament, not just today. He's playing with top-notch concentration and intensity in every game. He's interpreting things very well both with and without the ball," he emphasized.

He also spoke about the performance of winger Gonzalo García , who scored his fourth goal of the tournament, and said that Kylian Mbappé , who scored his first goal at the World Cup, "is better although still not 100 percent perfect."

"He's improving every day, and now we have three days for him to continue progressing and feeling better for the semi-finals," Alonso said of a match that will mark Mbappé's reunion with his former team.

With information from Agencies