Infantino new FIFA president
 

Gianni Infantino has been voted the new Fifa president.

The 45-year-old from Switzerland was chosen after an afternoon of voting.

The general secretary of European governing body UEFA won with 115 votes in the second round.

Sheikh Salman followed with 88 votes and Prince Ali al-Hussein with four. Jerome Champagne received none.

In his victory speech, Infantino said that he had been through an "exceptional journey".

According to the Guardian, he pledged: "Everyone in the world will applaud us for what we will do. Everyone will be proud of what we will do.”

Sheikh Salman had been the favourite to win but Infantino's backing from UEFA proved too strong.

Reaction online were mixed, with some expressing their hope that the new Fifa leader would usher in a new era for the sport...


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