Gianni Infantino Wins Race For FIFA Presidency

Extraordinary FIFA Congress.
Gianni Infantino is the new president of FIFA after beating favourite Sheikh Salman over two rounds of voting in Zurich.
The Swiss becomes the permanent replacement for Sepp Blatter, who was forced to resign from world football's governing body last year over corruption allegations.
After no candidate received enough votes in the first round, they needed an outright majority of 104 among the 207 national associations in the second.
Mr Infantino got 115 votes, beating Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman into second place with 88.
He told FIFA's congress: "I cannot express my feelings in this moment.
"We will restore the image and the respect of FIFA and everyone in the world will applaud us.
"We are finally going to ensure that we can once again focus on the beautiful game of football."
Prince Ali bin al Hussein, president of the Jordan Football Association, won four votes in the second round, and former FIFA deputy secretary general Jerome Champagne got zero.
Mr Infantino, UEFA general secretary since 2009, has promised a 90-day overhaul of FIFA.
The 45-year-old was backed both by UEFA and the English FA.
FA chairman Greg Dyke told Sky News it was a "good day" and FIFA now had a "president we can trust".
Earlier, FIFA voted for a series of reforms to curb the president's powers and stop corruption in world football.
The reforms include the disclosure of salaries and limiting FIFA officials - including the president - to serving a maximum of three four-year terms.
FIFA's executive committee will be replaced with a new council made up of at least six women - one from each confederation.
Its political and commercial decision-making arms will also be separated in an attempt to avoid conflicts of interest.
Mr Blatter, who ran FIFA for 18 years, was a noticeable absentee at the congress.
The 79-year-old is banned from football for six years for ethics breaches and could face criminal charges.

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