Infantino elected FIFA President in Swiss election
Gianni Infantino, a former lawyer and UEFA general secretary from Brig, won 115 of 207 votes in a six hour ballot to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. He vows a fresh start, promising to restore FIFA’s image and regain trust with broadcasters and sponsors. Sheikh Salman of Bahrain finished second with 88 votes, Prince Ali of Jordan had four, and Champagne zero.
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German football official resigns before 2006 World Cup report
Helmut Sandrock the German football federation general secretary resigned on Friday ahead of a report on Germanys 2006 World Cup bid and a 6.7 million euro payment to FIFA. He left to allow a fresh start amid corruption scrutiny and a new DEB president will be elected in April.
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