The world has elected Gianni Infantino as the new FIFA President. He won after the second round of voting ended.
He received 115 votes, which is 11 more than the 50 percent majority required for victory. Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa received 88, while Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein received only four and Jerome Champagne zero.
– Infantino won 88 votes in the first round, just ahead of Sheikh Salman with 85, while Prince Ali received only 25 and Jerome Champagne received seven. In the second round, candidates need a simple majority of over 50 percent to win the election.
In his acceptance speech he said;
FIFA has gone through sad times, moments of crisis, but those times are over. We need to implement the reform and implement good governance and transparency. We also need to have respect. We’re going to win back this respect through hard work, commitment and we’re going to make sure we can finally focus on this wonderful game that is football.”
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