Gianni Infantino of Switzerland has become the new President of FIFA after winning a second-round vote in Zurich.Infantino got 115 of the 207 eligible votes to take a decisive majority ahead of Sheikh Salman of Bahrain.Sheikh Salman got 88 votes after being the front-runner during the four-month campaign.Prince Ali of Jordan had four, and Jerome Champagne of France got zero votes.In the first round, Infantino surprising led with 88 votes. Sheikh Salman had 85 votes, Prince Ali 27, and Champagne seven.Infantino, the 45-year-old general secretary of European governing body UEFA, replaces the 79-year-old Blatter, who held the position since 1998.Earlier in the day, FIFA passed a package of reforms at an extraordinary Congress.They include the disclosure of salaries and a four-year limit on a President's term as it seeks to recover from a corruption crisis.A new council will replace the current executive committee, featuring a female representative from each confederation.
News On AIR | February 27, 2016 12:03 PM
Gianni Infantino elected new FIFA president