Gianni Infantino Becomes New FIFA President After Winning Election.
The UEFA secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (4 votes) and Jerome Champagne (0) were third and fourth respectively.Blatter, who had led Fifa since 1998, stooddown last year and was later banned from football for six years for breaching ethics guidelines.Infantino is a 45-year-old lawyer from Brigin the Valais region of Switzerland, less than six miles from Blatter's hometown of Visp. He only entered the presidential racewhen it became clear that Michael Platini, boss of European football's governing body UEFA, would not be allowed to stand.An emotional Infantino told delegates thathe was finding it hard to "express my feelings in this moment". But he told delegates that together they would"restore the image of Fifa and the respect of Fifa".
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