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Breaking News: Infantino is new FIFA President
Gianni Infantino has been elected the new president of FIFA after receiving 115 votes in the second round of voting in Zurich.
The 45-year-old Swiss, who is of Italian origin, beat Asian Football Confederation President, Sheikh Salman, who was the favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter.
Prince Ali and Jerome Champagne were also in the running after Tokyo Sexwale withdrew from the race shortly before voting began.
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Though the election was said to be transparent, the supposition was that Infantino became favourites considering that UEFA was favoured to produce a successor to Sepp Blatter.
UEFA’s President, Michel Platini was a clear favourite until he became embattled and banned along with Blatter.
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