president after securing 115 votes in the
second round of polls and has vowed to
restore the image of the game's governing
body
Gianni Infantino has won Fifa's election for
a new president, succeeding the disgraced
Sepp Blatter.
Uefa's general secretary secured 115 votes
in the second round of polls, beating off
favourite Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa
into second while Prince Ali bin Hussein
finished third.
Infantino succeeds the dethroned Sepp
Blatter, who was suspended from all
football activities for eight years - later
reduced to six - along with ex-Uefa
president Michel Platini for corruption.
Truly humbled by today's decision.
Let's bring FIFA forward together.
— Gianni Infantino (@Gianni_2016)
February 26, 2016
"Dear friends, I cannot express my feelings
in this moment," he said in his acceptance
speech.
"I told you I went through a journey, an
exceptional journey, a journey which made
me meet many fantastic people, many
people who love, live, breathe football
every day.
"We will restore the image and respect of
Fifa. People will applaud us, applaud you
for what we will do.
"Everyone has to be proud of what we will
do at Fifa. I want to thank you all, all 209
and the other candidates. Tokyo [Sexwale]
decided four can win, one cannot win. We
had a great competition, a great sign of
democracy in Fifa.
"I want to be president of all 209 [member
federations]. I have travelled the globe and
I will continue to do this. I want to work
with all of you together in order to restore
and rebuild a new Fifa where we can put
again football at the centre of the stage."
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