The general secretary of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Gianni Infantino has won election to become the head of world football governing body, the Federation of Internatoonal Football Associations (FIFA).
Infatino will replace Joseph Sepp Blatter who was recently booted out of office and suspended from football administration over allegations of corruption.
Infantino garnered 115 votes in the second round of polls, beating off favourite Salman Bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa into second while Prince Ali bin Hussein finished second runners up.
“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,” an elated Infantino said.
