Gianni Infantino Is The New President Of FIFA

Gianni Infantino was confirmed as the new president of FIFA on Friday after a day of balloting in Zurich.

Infantino secured the majority needed to take the post in the second round of voting, with Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa his closest rival for the position.
The 45-year-old UEFA general secretary, a lawyer and sports administrator who joined European football's governing body in 2000 and rose through the ranks, became FIFA's first new president in 18 years.

Infantino was elected in the second round of voting with 115 of the 207 votes from FIFA's national associations, defeating Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who had 88.
Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan retained 4 votes, and former FIFA executive Jerome Champagne of France had none once voting went to a 2^nd ballot after no candidate earned the required two-thirds majority of votes in the initial voting process.
Infantino led the first round with 88 votes, followed by Sheikh Salman with 85, Prince Ali with 27, and Champagne with 7.


During his campaign, he promised more of key FIFA gifts to member federations: more guaranteed funding from FIFA's $5 billion-plus World Cup revenue, more places in an expanded 40-team tournament and more opportunities to stage the World Cup with multi-national regional hosting.